Definitionen
1.NounA roadside inn, usually having a central courtyard where caravans (see sense 3) can rest, providing accommodation for travellers along trade routes in Asia and North Africa.
2.NounA place resembling a caravanserai (sense 1) as being a place for resting temporarily, or a meeting place (especially one that is busy, or where people of different cultures encounter each other).
3.NounSynonym of caravan (“a convoy of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and pack animals”).
4.NounA hostelry, an inn; also , an (upscale) hotel.