caravanserai
nounin the past, a place where travellers could stay in desert areas of Asia and North Africa （旧时亚洲和北非沙漠地区的）商队客店 - (formal)
a group of people travelling together 旅行队
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Persian kārwānsarāy, from kārwān ‘caravan’ + sarāy ‘palace’.