Hostel Definition

hŏstəl
hostel, hosteling, hostelling, hostels
noun
hostels
A supervised, inexpensive lodging place for travelers, especially young travelers.
American Heritage

An inn; hostelry; specif., youth hostel.

Webster's New World

(not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To stop at hostels when traveling.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • make a tour
  • hitchhike
  • travel by bicycle

Other Word Forms of Hostel

Noun

Singular:
hostel
Plural:
hostels

Origin of Hostel

  • Middle English, from Old English reinforced by Old French (h)ostel, from Late Latin hospitale (“hospice”), from Classical Latin hospitalis (“hospitable”) itself from hospes (“host”) + -alis (“-al”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English lodging from Old French from Medieval Latin hospitāle hospice, inn hospital

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hostel Sentence Examples

  • Aberdare Hall is a hostel for the women students.

  • For an extra few Euros, the hostel manager gave her a clean though worn sleeping bag that matched the clean but worn bunk beds in the women's section.

  • The world of the backpackers hostel is a weird one.

  • The word "HOSTEL" was emblazoned across the side of what looked like a large red barn/bar in the center of the village.

  • Remarkably, this is now Britain's grandest youth hostel.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOS

Words Ending With

LELTEL

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Words Starting With H and Ending With L

Starts With H & Ends With LStarts With HO & Ends With LStarts With H & Ends With EL

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With H6 Letter Words Ending With L