"hostel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɑstəl/ [General-American], /ˈhɒstəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-hostel.ogg [US] Forms: hostels [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒstəl Etymology: From Middle English hostel, from Old French hostel, ostel, from Late Latin hospitale (“hospice”), from Classical Latin hospitalis (“hospitable”) itself from hospes (“host”) + -alis (“-al”). Doublet of hotel and hospital. Obsolete from the 16th to 18th centuries, until it was revived by Walter Scott. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hostel}} Middle English hostel, {{der|en|fro|hostel}} Old French hostel, {{m|fro|ostel}} ostel, {{der|en|LL.|hospitale|t=hospice}} Late Latin hospitale (“hospice”), {{der|en|la|hospitalis|t=hospitable}} Latin hospitalis (“hospitable”), {{m|la|hospes|t=host}} hospes (“host”), {{m|la|-alis|t=-al}} -alis (“-al”), {{doublet|en|hotel|hospital}} Doublet of hotel and hospital Head templates: {{en-noun}} hostel (plural hostels)
  1. A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel. Categories (topical): Hotels Translations (an affordable overnight lodging place): نُزُل (nuzul) [masculine] (Arabic), أُوتِيل (ʔōtēl) [masculine] (Arabic), հանրակացարան (hanrakacʿaran) (Armenian), հոսթել (hostʿel) (Armenian), իջեւանատուն (iǰewanatun) (Armenian), хосте́л (hostél) [masculine] (Bulgarian), alberg [masculine] (Catalan), 招待所 (zhāodàisuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), 宿舍 (sùshè) (Chinese Mandarin), 旅舍 (lǚshè) (Chinese Mandarin), 旅社 (lǚshè) (Chinese Mandarin), 背包客棧 (Chinese Mandarin), 背包客栈 (bēibāo kèzhàn) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), hostel [masculine] (Czech), vandrerhjem [neuter] (Danish), hostel [neuter] (Danish), herberg [masculine] (Dutch), pension [neuter] (Dutch), gastejo (Esperanto), hostelli (Finnish), retkeilymaja (Finnish), matkustajakoti (Finnish), auberge [feminine] (French), pension [feminine] (French), ჰოსტელი (hosṭeli) (Georgian), საერთო საცხოვრებელი (saerto sacxovrebeli) (Georgian), Herberge [feminine] (German), Wohnheim [neuter] (German), Heim [neuter] (German), Herbrig [Alemannic-German, feminine] (German), ξενώνας (xenónas) [masculine] (Greek), vendégház (Hungarian), szálló (Hungarian), fogadó (Hungarian), losmen (Indonesian), ostello [masculine] (Italian), ホステル (hosuteru) (Japanese), (ryō) (alt: りょう) (Japanese), 宿舎 (shukusha) (alt: しゅくしゃ) (Japanese), ផ្ទះសំណាក់ (phtĕəh sɑmnak) (Khmer), 호스텔 (hoseutel) (Korean), 기숙사 (gisuksa) (alt: 寄宿舍) (Korean), wharepuni (Maori), hostel [masculine] (Polish), albergue [masculine] (Portuguese), estalagem [feminine] (Portuguese), hostel [neuter] (Romanian), общежи́тие (obščežítije) [neuter] (Russian), турба́за (turbáza) [feminine] (Russian), хо́стел (xóstɛl) [masculine] (Russian), хосте́л (xostɛ́l) [masculine] (Russian), мини-оте́ль (mini-otɛ́lʹ) [masculine] (Russian), ostail [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), hostel [masculine] (Slovak), albergue [masculine] (Spanish), parador [masculine] (Spanish), hostal [masculine] (Spanish), hosteli (Swahili), vandrarhem [neuter] (Swedish), pensionat [neuter] (Swedish), ungkarlshotell [neuter] (Swedish), härbärge [neuter] (Swedish), หอพัก (hɔ̌ɔ-pák) (Thai), hostel (Turkish), гурто́житок (hurtóžytok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), го́стел (hóstel) [masculine] (Ukrainian), госте́л (hostél) [masculine] (Ukrainian), nhà nghỉ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-hostel-en-noun-Rh725su- Disambiguation of Hotels: 32 17 12 34 5 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 40 1 15 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 29 1 34 3 4 Disambiguation of 'an affordable overnight lodging place': 88 6 1 5
  2. (not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food. Categories (topical): Hotels Translations (a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food): օթեւան (ōtʿewan) (Armenian), прыту́лак (prytúlak) [masculine] (Belarusian), начле́жка (načljéžka) [feminine] (Belarusian), прыю́т (pryjút) [masculine] (Belarusian), прию́т (prijút) [masculine] (Bulgarian), hospies [neuter] (Dutch), άσυλο (ásylo) [neuter] (Greek), albergue [masculine] (Portuguese), abrigo [masculine] (Portuguese), прию́т (prijút) [masculine] (Russian), ночле́жка (nočléžka) [feminine] (Russian), ночле́жный дом (nočléžnyj dom) [masculine] (Russian), прѐноћӣште [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), prènoćīšte [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), härbärge [neuter] (Swedish), приту́лок (prytúlok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), нічлі́жка (ničlížka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), прию́т (pryjút) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hostel-en-noun-pPoUzpmg Disambiguation of Hotels: 32 17 12 34 5 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 40 1 15 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 29 1 34 3 4 Disambiguation of 'a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food': 7 89 0 3
  3. (obsolete) A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Hotels
    Sense id: en-hostel-en-noun-BSP0H~XY Disambiguation of Hotels: 32 17 12 34 5 0
  4. (South Asia) A university or school dormitory, a place of accommodation for students. Tags: South-Asia Categories (topical): Buildings, Hotels
    Sense id: en-hostel-en-noun-95gtszB9 Disambiguation of Buildings: 28 12 1 56 2 1 Disambiguation of Hotels: 32 17 12 34 5 0 Categories (other): South Asian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 40 1 15 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 29 1 34 3 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bail hostel, hosteler, hosteller, hostelry, probation hostel, youth hostel Related terms: host, hostler, hotel, hospice

Verb

IPA: /ˈhɑstəl/ [General-American], /ˈhɒstəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-hostel.ogg [US] Forms: hostels [present, singular, third-person], hosteling [participle, present], hostelling [participle, present], hosteled [participle, past], hosteled [past], hostelled [participle, past], hostelled [past]
Rhymes: -ɒstəl Etymology: From Middle English hostel, from Old French hostel, ostel, from Late Latin hospitale (“hospice”), from Classical Latin hospitalis (“hospitable”) itself from hospes (“host”) + -alis (“-al”). Doublet of hotel and hospital. Obsolete from the 16th to 18th centuries, until it was revived by Walter Scott. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hostel}} Middle English hostel, {{der|en|fro|hostel}} Old French hostel, {{m|fro|ostel}} ostel, {{der|en|LL.|hospitale|t=hospice}} Late Latin hospitale (“hospice”), {{der|en|la|hospitalis|t=hospitable}} Latin hospitalis (“hospitable”), {{m|la|hospes|t=host}} hospes (“host”), {{m|la|-alis|t=-al}} -alis (“-al”), {{doublet|en|hotel|hospital}} Doublet of hotel and hospital Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=hostelled|pres_ptc2=hostelling}} hostel (third-person singular simple present hostels, present participle hosteling or hostelling, simple past and past participle hosteled or hostelled)
  1. (intransitive) To stay in a hostel during one's travels. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hostel-en-verb-VaTeE7Oa
  2. (transitive) To lodge (a person) in a hostel. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hostel-en-verb-XzhC9OYW

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hostel meaning in English (23.8kB)

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          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saerto sacxovrebeli",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
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          "word": "Wohnheim"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "code": "gsw",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "Herbrig"
        },
        {
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "xenónas",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ξενώνας"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 1 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
          "word": "vendégház"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 1 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
          "word": "szálló"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 1 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
          "word": "fogadó"
        },
        {
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
          "word": "losmen"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ostello"
        },
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hosuteru",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
          "word": "ホステル"
        },
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          "alt": "りょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ryō",
          "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
          "word": "寮"
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      "word": "bail hostel"
    },
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      "word": "hosteler"
    },
    {
      "word": "hosteller"
    },
    {
      "word": "hostelry"
    },
    {
      "word": "probation hostel"
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        }
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      "text": "→ Japanese: ホステル (hosuteru)"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "호스텔",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Korean: 호스텔 (hoseutel)"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "om",
            "2": "hosteela",
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          "name": "desc"
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      },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "hospitale",
        "t": "hospice"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "hospitalis",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "t": "-al"
      },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "hotel",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "hospice"
    }
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          "type": "example"
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      ],
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          "overnight",
          "overnight"
        ],
        [
          "lodging",
          "lodging"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "youth hostel",
          "youth hostel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food."
      ],
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        [
          "temporary",
          "temporary"
        ],
        [
          "refuge",
          "refuge"
        ],
        [
          "homeless",
          "homeless"
        ],
        [
          "bed",
          "bed"
        ],
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "not US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unendowed",
          "unendowed"
        ],
        [
          "college",
          "college"
        ],
        [
          "Oxford",
          "Oxford"
        ],
        [
          "Cambridge",
          "Cambridge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "South Asian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A university or school dormitory, a place of accommodation for students."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dormitory",
          "dormitory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Asia) A university or school dormitory, a place of accommodation for students."
      ],
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        "South-Asia"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɒstəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "homophone": "hostile (one pronunciation)"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɒstəl"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "nuzul",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نُزُل"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔōtēl",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "أُوتِيل"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hanrakacʿaran",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "հանրակացարան"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hostʿel",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "հոսթել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "iǰewanatun",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "իջեւանատուն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "hostél",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хосте́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alberg"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhāodàisuǒ",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "招待所"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sùshè",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "宿舍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǚshè",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "旅舍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǚshè",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "旅社"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "背包客棧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bēibāo kèzhàn",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "背包客栈"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vandrerhjem"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herberg"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pension"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "gastejo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "hostelli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "retkeilymaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "matkustajakoti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "auberge"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pension"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "hosṭeli",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "ჰოსტელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saerto sacxovrebeli",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "საერთო საცხოვრებელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Herberge"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Wohnheim"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Heim"
    },
    {
      "code": "gsw",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "Alemannic-German",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Herbrig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "xenónas",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ξενώνας"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "vendégház"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "szálló"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "fogadó"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "losmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ostello"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hosuteru",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "ホステル"
    },
    {
      "alt": "りょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ryō",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "寮"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しゅくしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shukusha",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "宿舎"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "phtĕəh sɑmnak",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "ផ្ទះសំណាក់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hoseutel",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "호스텔"
    },
    {
      "alt": "寄宿舍",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gisuksa",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "기숙사"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "wharepuni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "albergue"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "estalagem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obščežítije",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "общежи́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "turbáza",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "турба́за"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xóstɛl",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хо́стел"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xostɛ́l",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хосте́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mini-otɛ́lʹ",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мини-оте́ль"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ostail"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "albergue"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hostal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "hosteli"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vandrarhem"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pensionat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ungkarlshotell"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "härbärge"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hɔ̌ɔ-pák",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "หอพัก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "hostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hurtóžytok",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гурто́житок"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hóstel",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "го́стел"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hostél",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "госте́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "an affordable overnight lodging place",
      "word": "nhà nghỉ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ōtʿewan",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "word": "օթեւան"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "prytúlak",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прыту́лак"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "načljéžka",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "начле́жка"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pryjút",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прыю́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prijút",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прию́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hospies"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ásylo",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "άσυλο"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "albergue"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abrigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prijút",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прию́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nočléžka",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ночле́жка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nočléžnyj dom",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ночле́жный дом"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "прѐноћӣште"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "prènoćīšte"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "härbärge"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prytúlok",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "приту́лок"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ničlížka",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нічлі́жка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pryjút",
      "sense": "a temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прию́т"
    }
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    "hostel"
  ],
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}

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      "form": "hosteling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "hostelling",
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        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "hosteled",
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        "To stay in a hostel during one's travels."
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        "To lodge (a person) in a hostel."
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɒstəl/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "homophone": "hostile (one pronunciation)"
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