Synonyms

inn

¹ American

[in] / ɪn /

noun

a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.

Synonyms:

hostelry
a tavern.
(initial capital letter)
1. any of several buildings in London formerly used as places of residence for students, especially law students.
2. a legal society occupying such a building.

Inn ² American

[in] / ɪn /

noun

a river in central Europe, flowing from S Switzerland through Austria and Germany into the Danube. 320 miles (515 km) long.

inn ¹ British

/ ɪn /

noun

a pub or small hotel providing food and accommodation
(formerly, in England) a college or hall of residence for students, esp of law, now only in the names of such institutions as the Inns of Court

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Inn ² British

/ ɪn /

noun

a river in central Europe, rising in Switzerland in Graubünden and flowing northeast through Austria and Bavaria to join the River Danube at Passau: forms part of the border between Austria and Germany. Length: 514 km (319 miles)

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Related Words

See hotel.

Other Word Forms

innless adjective

Etymology

Origin of inn

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English in(n) “house”; akin to Old Norse inni (adverb) “within, in the house”

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