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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاروانسَرای (karvanseray), كَروانسَرای (kervanseray), from Persian کاروانسرای (kârvânsarây), from کاروان (kârvân, “caravan”) + سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”). See caravane and sérail.
Pronunciation
Noun
caravansérail m (plural caravansérails)
- caravanserai
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