youth hostel
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youth hostel
n.
A supervised, inexpensive lodging place for young travelers.
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youth hostel
n
(Other Non-sporting Hobbies) one of a chain of inexpensive lodging places for young people travelling cheaply. Often shortened to: hostel
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hos•tel
(ˈhɒs tl)n., v. -teled, -tel•ing (esp. Brit.) -telled, -tel•ling. n.
1. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young travelers.
2. an inn.
v.i. 3. to travel, lodging each night at a hostel.
[1200–50; Middle English (h)ostel < Old French < Medieval Latin hospitāle guesthouse]
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Translations
دارُ الشَّبابمَسْكِن الشَّباب
mládežnická ubytovnaubytovna pro mladé
vandrehjemvandrerhjem
retkeilymaja
hostel za mlade
ifjúsági szálló
farfuglaheimili
ユースホステル
유스 호스텔
mladinski hotel
vandrarhem
หอพักนักเรียน
gençlerin kaldığı otelgençlik yurdu
nhà trọ thanh niên
youth hostel
n → ostello della gioventùCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
youth
(juːθ) – plural youths (juːðz) – noun1. (the state of being in) the early part of life. Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.
2. a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately. He and two other youths were kicking a football about.
3. young people in general. Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.
ˈyouthful adjective1. young. The boy looked very youthful.
2. energetic, active, young-looking etc. Exercise will keep you youthful.
3. of youth. youthful pleasures.
ˈyouthfully adverbˈyouthfulness noun
youth hostel a place for young people, especially hikers, on holiday, where cheap and simple accommodation is provided ( noun youth hosteller)
youth mentor noun
someone who gives guidance and is like a big sister/brother to a young person who has social problems or is retarded.
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youth hostel
→ دارُ الشَّباب mládežnická ubytovna vandrerhjem Jugendherberge ξενώνας για νέους albergue juvenil retkeilymaja auberge de jeunesse hostel za mlade ostello della gioventù ユースホステル 유스 호스텔 jeugdherberg ungdomsherberge schronisko młodzieżowe albergue da juventude молодежное общежитие vandrarhem หอพักนักเรียน gençlerin kaldığı otel nhà trọ thanh niên 青年招待所Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009