youth hostel

/ˈjuːθ ˌhɒstəl/

noun

An inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people.

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Meanings

nounyouth hostel (plural youth hostels)

plural youth hostels

Synonyms & antonyms

nouninexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)

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Broader
housinglodgingliving accommodations
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic بَيْت اَلشَّبَاب, نُزُل اَلشَّبَاب
  • بَيْت اَلشَّبَاب (bayt aš-šabāb)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • نُزُل اَلشَّبَاب (nuzul aš-šabāb)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Catalan alberg de joventut
  • alberg de joventutan inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Chinese Mandarin 青年旅舍, 青年旅館 /青年旅馆
  • 青年旅舍 (qīngnián lǚshè)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • 青年旅館 /青年旅馆 (qīngnián lǚguǎn)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • 青旅 (qīnglǚ)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Danish vandrehjem, vandrerhjem
  • vandrehjeman inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • vandrerhjeman inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Dutch jeugdherberg
  • jeugdherbergan inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Finnish retkeilymaja
  • retkeilymajaan inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
French auberge de jeunesse
  • auberge de jeunessean inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
German Jugendherberge
  • Jugendherbergean inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Greek ξενώνας νεότητας
  • ξενώνας νεότητας (xenónas neótitas)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Hebrew בית הארחה
  • בית הארחה (Beit HaAra'xa)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Hungarian ifjúsági szálló
  • ifjúsági szállóan inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Irish brú óige
  • brú óigean inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Italian ostello della gioventù
  • ostello della gioventùan inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Japanese ユースホステル
  • ユースホステル (yūsu-hosuteru)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Korean 유스호스텔
  • 유스호스텔 (yuseuhoseutel)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Norwegian Bokmål vandrerhjem, vandrerheim
  • vandrerhjeman inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • vandrerheiman inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • ungdomsherbergean inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Polish schronisko młodzieżowe
  • schronisko młodzieżowean inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Portuguese albergue da juventude
  • albergue da juventudean inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Russian турба́за, общежи́тие
  • турба́за (turbáza)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • общежи́тие (obščežítije)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • хо́стел (xóstel)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
  • хосте́л (xostél)an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Scottish Gaelic ostail òigridh
  • ostail òigridhan inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Spanish albergue juvenil
  • albergue juvenilan inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
Swedish vandrarhem
  • vandrarheman inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people
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APA

youth hostel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youth%20hostel

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Chicago

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