hos·tel (hŏs'təl)
n.

1. A supervised, inexpensive lodging place for travelers, especially young travelers.
2. An inn; a hotel.

intr.v., -teled, -tel·ing, -tels.
To stay at hostels while traveling.

[Middle English, lodging, from Old French, from Medieval Latin hospitāle, hospice, inn. See hospital.]

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