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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Hotel \Ho*tel"\, n. [F. h[^o]tel, OF. hostel. See Hostel.]
      1. A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or
         public house, of the better class.
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      2. In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of
         rank or wealth.
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