Caravanserai

/ˌkærəˈvænsəˌreɪ/ noun

An alternative spelling of caravansary; a large fortified inn in Middle Eastern countries where traveling merchants and caravans could lodge and trade.

Direct borrowing from Persian 'karvan-sarai,' with the same root words as caravansary. This spelling variant reflects the Persian pronunciation more directly than the anglicized 'caravansary.'

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