Noun hostel has 2 senses
  1. hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge - a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
    --1 is a kind of hotel
    --1 has particulars:
     caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan inn; imaret; roadhouse
  2. hostel, youth hostel, student lodging - inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
    --2 is a kind of housing, lodging, living accommodations
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