Hostel
Hostel noun - A place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests.
Usage example: in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route
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Synonyms for Hostel
Public house and hostel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Public house" instead a noun "Hostel".
Nearby Word: hostelry
Public house
Public house noun - A place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests.
Usage example: took lodging at a cheap public house in a seedy part of town
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Synonyms for Public house
Hostel and public house are semantically related. You can use "Hostel" instead a noun phrase "Public house".
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Public house and Hostel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostel/public_house
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Public house or Hostel. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostel/public_house.
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