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hostel

/ˈhɒstəl/ /ˈhɑstəl/

Meanings
noun
A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel

Examples :

"After the school trip, the students stayed at a hostel near the museum. "
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Related Words

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dormitory noun

/ˈdɔɹmɪˌtɔɹi/

A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.

""Since the university was far from home, Maria decided to live in a dormitory." "

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facilities noun

/fəˈsɪlɪtiz/

Facilities for urination and defecation: a toilet; a lavatory.

"The gas station offered clean facilities for travelers. "

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providing verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

To make a living; earn money for necessities.

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

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temporary noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

"The temporary at the bakery was only there for the summer. "

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

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sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

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commercial noun

/kəˈmɜːʃəl/ /kəˈmɝʃəl/

An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.

"The school played a commercial for their new after-school program on the radio. "

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accommodation noun

/ə.ˌkɒm.ə.ˈdeɪ.ʃən/ /ə.ˌkɑm.ə.ˈdeɪ.ʃən/

(usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.

"The hotel offered comfortable accommodation for the visiting scholars. "

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unendowed adjective

/ˌʌnɪnˈdaʊd/ /ˌʌnɛnˈdaʊd/

Not endowed

"The small, unendowed library struggled to buy new books. "

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overnight noun

/ˈoʊvərnaɪt/ /ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt/

Items delivered or completed overnight.

"Have you looked at the overnights yet?"

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grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "