ETYM French caravansérai, from Per. karwânsarâď; karwân caravan + -sarâď palace, large house, inn.
Eastern inn, especially for accommodation of caravans.
An inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans; SYN. caravanserai, khan, caravan inn.
Na Istoku: velika zgrada bez nameštaja za sklonište putnika (po gradovima i putevima), karavanski han; fig. velika, neudobna gostionica.