Meaning
A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
Etymology
Origin: French
From Middle French caravane, from Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان (kârvân), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼 (k-a-r, “people, subjects”). The word was used to designate a group of people who were travelling by camel or horse on the Silk Road. Doublet of Kairouan.
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