Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Eastern countries, an inclosed place for the accommodation of travelers; a caravansary; a khan; a choltry.
- noun A seraglio, or place of seclusion for women.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A palace; a seraglio; also, in the East, a place for the accommodation of travelers; a caravansary, or rest house.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
palace ; aseraglio . - noun In the East, a place for the
accommodation oftravellers ; acaravansary , or rest house.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This cotton warehouse or urban serai is located there.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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In front was an old serai which was held in force with four guns, and on either side and in rear of the serai was a village equally strongly held; while running round the enemy's right and rear was a huge drainage cut, swollen by the heavy rain.
Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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In one way and another he got along very well until a hot evening when he came to a certain city where he entered the travellers '' serai 'or inn to pass the night.
The Lilac Fairy Book Andrew Lang 1878
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In one way and another he got along very well until a hot evening when he came to a certain city where he entered the travellers '' serai 'or inn to pass the night.
The Lilac Fairy Book Andrew Lang 1878
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Pg. 141, "tavellers '" changed to "travellers '". (the travellers '' serai 'or inn)
The Lilac Fairy Book Andrew Lang 1878
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Mais je ne serai pas là pour voir si c'est un garçon ou une fille.
Global Voices in English » Bahrain, Oman: The Lives Of Migrant Workers 2009
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Je ne serai pas obligée d'avoir l'air déguisée en Inuit pour aller bosser ou pour aller chercher mon fils à l'école!
Mode 2010
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Je serai tres joyeux si les gens corrige mes erreurs dans ce message!
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Je ne serai pas obligée d'avoir l'air déguisée en Inuit pour aller bosser ou pour aller chercher mon fils à l'école!
Mode 2010
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Maintenant je pars, dans le Maine, mais je serai de retour (et avec plus de fidelité!) après la rentrée.
Je repars à zéro 2008
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