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MOTEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does motel mean? 

MOTEL (noun)
  The noun MOTEL has 1 sense:

1. a motor hotelplay

  Familiarity information: MOTEL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOTEL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A motor hotel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("motel" is a kind of...):

court; motor hotel; motor inn; motor lodge; tourist court (a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area)

Meronyms (parts of "motel"):

motel room (a sleeping room in a motel)

Domain usage:

blend; portmanteau; portmanteau word (a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings)


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