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inn definition

inn (in)

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

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

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Archaic to lodge at an inn
Inn definition

Inn (in)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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