hostel

  1. Noun.  A budget-oriented overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities.
  2. Noun.  Especially, short for youth hostel.
  3. Noun.  A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food (this definition is not used in the USA).

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