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ho•tel
Pronunciation: (hō-tel'), [key]—
n.
1. a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
2. (
cap.)
Mil.the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine armed with up to six single-warhead missiles.
3. a word used in communications to represent the letter
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