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hospital
[ hos-pi-tl ]
noun
- an institution in which sick or injured people are given medical or surgical treatment.
- a similar establishment for the care of animals.
- a repair shop for specific portable objects: doll hospital.
violin hospital;
doll hospital.
- British. an institution supported by charity or taxes for people in need of care, as a children's home or nursing home.
hospital
/ ˈɒɪə /
noun
- an institution for the medical, surgical, obstetric, or psychiatric care and treatment of patients
- modifier having the function of a hospital
a hospital ship
- a repair shop for something specified
a dolls' hospital
- archaic.a charitable home, hospice, or school
Other Word Forms
- i·Dzp·ٲ noun
- ܱt·Dzp·ٲ adjective
- Dz·Dzp·ٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hospital1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hospital1
Example Sentences
Just over a week later she posted again to say she was recovering in hospital after a "serious" vehicle collision and had "four days to live", alongside a photo of her in hospital.
Workers were rushing to evacuate and transfer the injured to hospitals, authorities said.
Eight other people - three men, two women and three children - were taken to hospital for treatment.
Pope Francis, the first ever Latin American pope, died on Monday aged 88, following a period of ill health that led to him spending five weeks in hospital with double pneumonia.
Ms Chick was found seriously injured in West Hoe Road on the evening of 22 January and died later in hospital.
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