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[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Italian; Origin: caravana, from Persian karwan]
BrE a vehicle that a car can pull and in which people can live and sleep when they are on holiday
American Equivalent: trailercaravan site/park
(=area of land where people can park their caravans)
BrE a covered vehicle that is pulled by a horse, and in which people can live
American Equivalent: wagon
::a gipsy caravan
a group of people with animals or vehicles who travel together for safety, especially through a desert