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- [hoh-tel]
- /hoʊˈtɛl/
- /həʊˈtel/
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- [hoh-tel]
- /hoʊˈtɛl/
Definitions of hotel word
- noun hotel a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public. 1
- noun hotel (initial capital letter) Military. the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine armed with up to six single-warhead missiles. 1
- noun hotel a word used in communications to represent the letter H. 1
- noun hotel An establishment providing accommodations, meals, and other services for travelers and tourists. 1
- noun hotel temporary accommodation 1
- countable noun hotel A hotel is a building where people stay, for example on holiday, paying for their rooms and meals. 0
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Origin of hotel
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < French hôtel, Old French hostel hostel
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Parts of speech for Hotel
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hotel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hotel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hotel
noun hotel
- tavern — a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- motel — a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- resort — to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource: to resort to war.
- inn — a river in central Europe, flowing from S Switzerland through Austria and Germany into the Danube. 320 miles (515 km) long.