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inn

UK/ɪn/ US/ˈɪn/ common uk

noun

1.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

Origin

From Middle English in, inn, from Old English inn (“a dwelling, house, chamber, lodging”); akin to Icelandic inni (“a dwelling place, home, abode”), Faroese inni (“home”).

Phrases

  • bed and breakfast
  • coach inn
  • coaching inn
  • Cross Inn
  • motor inn
  • New Inn
  • no room at the inn
  • posting inn
  • Tram Inn

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