Definition for CAR'A-VAN

CAR'A-VAN, n. [Ar. قَيْرَوَانٌ kairawan, from قَرَا karau, to stretch along, to follow, to proceed from place to place. Sp. caravana; Fr. caravane. Pers. as Ar.]

A company of travelers, pilgrims or merchants, marching or proceeding in a body over the deserts of Arabia, or other region infested with robbers.

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