Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hotel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hotel \Ho*tel"\, n. [F. h[^o]tel, OF. hostel. See {Hostel}.]
1. A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or
public house, of the better class.
2. In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of
rank or wealth.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hotel
n : a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and
other services
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