The definition of a hotel is a place that provides temporary sleeping accommodations to travelers.
(noun)An example of a hotel is the Ramada or the Holiday Inn where travelers stay overnight.
See hotel in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: Fr hôtel < OFr hostel, hostel
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noun
Origin:
Origin: French hôtel
Origin: , from Old French hostel, hostel; see hostel
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