hostel
pronunciation
How to pronounce hostel in British English:
UK [ˈhɒstl]
How to pronounce hostel in American English:
US [ˈhɑːstl]
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- Noun:
- a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
Word Origin
- hostel
- hostel: see hotel
- hostel (n.)
- early 13c., from Old French hostel "inn, lodgings, shelter" (11c., Modern French hôtel), from Medieval Latin hospitale "inn, large house" (see hospital). Obsolete after 16c., revived 1808, along with hostelry (Middle English hostelrie) by Sir Walter Scott. The sense in youth hostel is recorded by 1931.
Example
- 1. In a hostel , paid for by the state .
- 2. You can even find a hostel to stay in if you are travelling in europe .
- 3. Backpackers stay in youth hostel dormitories , but that is because they cannot afford to pay for privacy .
- 4. For instance , I mentioned in my post about going to asia for 45 days that I want to stay in a hotel , not a hostel .
- 5. The hostel is set next to a beautiful park in the centre of the city .