inn

The definition of an inn is a hotel or a place that provides food, lodging and accommodations.

(noun)

A hotel in a small town with rooms for out of town guests to sleep in is an example of an inn.

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See inn in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. Obsolete any dwelling or lodging
    1. an establishment or building providing lodging and, usually, food and drink for travelers; hotel or motel, esp. one in the country or along a highway
    2. a restaurant or tavern: now usually only in the names of such places
  2. Historical, Brit. any of various houses in London providing lodging for students

Origin: ME yn < OE inn (akin to ON inni) < adv. inn, inne, within: see in

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Archaic to lodge at an inn

river flowing from E Switzerland across W Austria & SE Bavaria into the Danube: c. 320 mi (515 km)

See inn in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A public lodging house serving food and drink to travelers; a hotel.
  2. A tavern or restaurant.
  3. Chiefly British Formerly, a residence hall for students, especially law students, in London.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English; see en in Indo-European roots

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A river of eastern Switzerland, western Austria, and southeast Germany flowing about 515 km (320 mi) northeastward to the Danube River. Its lower course forms part of the German-Austrian border.

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