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sarai

/səˈraɪ/noun

उच्चारण सराइ

सराय (यात्रियों के ठहरने की जगह)

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    (in South Asia and the Middle East) an inn with a large courtyard where travellers and their animals could stay for the night

    सराय (यात्रियों के ठहरने की जगह)

    • Merchants rested at the sarai before crossing the pass.
    • Sher Shah Suri built many sarais along the Grand Trunk Road.
    • Radhika visited the ruins of an old Mughal sarai near Delhi.

    Synonyms caravanserai

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sa·rai

⌂Word origin and word building

From Persian sarai, meaning a palace or an inn.

From Persian sarai, जिसका अर्थ महल या सराय है।

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General knowledge

GK: Sher Shah Suri built a chain of sarais along the Grand Trunk Road to help travellers and trade.

GK: शेर शाह सूरी ने यात्रियों और व्यापार की सुविधा के लिए ग्रैंड ट्रंक रोड पर सरायों की एक शृंखला बनवाई थी।