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serai

American  
[suh-rah-ee, suh-rahy] / səˈrɑ i, səˈraɪ /

noun

plural

serais

  1. (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.

serai British  
/ sɛˈraɪ /

noun

  1. (in the East) a caravanserai or inn

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Etymology

Origin of serai

1600–10; < Turkish seray < Persian sarāy abode, palace; caravansary

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