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Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: hospiter 'to receive a guest', from Latin hospes; HOST1

hospitable

 adjective
     
hos‧pi‧ta‧ble
1 friendly, welcoming, and generous to visitors [≠ inhospitable]:
The local people were very kind and hospitable.
2 used for describing an environment in which things can grow [≠ inhospitable]:
The Sahara is one of the world's least hospitable regions.
—hospitably adverb
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