hostel

[ hos-tl ]
/ ˈhɒs tl /
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noun

Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
British. a residence hall at a university.
an inn.

verb (used without object), hos·teled, hos·tel·ing or (especially British) hos·telled, hos·tel·ling.

to travel, lodging each night at a hostel.

Origin of hostel

1200–50; Middle English ( h)ostel < Old French < Late Latin hospitāle guest room. See hospital

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hostel

hostel hostile (see synonym study at hostile) hostel hotel motel (see synonym study at hotel)

Words nearby hostel

host, host computer, host-specific, hosta, hostage, hostel, hostel school, hosteler, hosteller, hostelling, hostelry

Words related to hostelling

reside, abide, perch, house, accommodate, rent, hostel, squat, bunk, domicile, canton, station, board, dwell, locate, crash, shelter, park, nest, stop

British Dictionary definitions for hostelling (1 of 2)

hostelling

US hosteling

/ (ˈhɒstəlɪŋ) /

noun

the practice of staying at youth hostels when travelling

British Dictionary definitions for hostelling (2 of 2)

hostel
/ (ˈhɒstəl) /

noun

a building providing overnight accommodation, as for the homeless, etc
See youth hostel
British a supervised lodging house for nurses, workers, etc
archaic another word for hostelry

Word Origin for hostel

C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latin hospitāle hospice; see hospital