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cottage hospital

British  

noun

  1. a small rural hospital

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A chance meeting with a matron and her deputy in a cottage hospital near Brighton in the 1970s shaped the rest of Jimmy's life.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023

Her daughter Amy was born in a cottage hospital in Huntly in 1985, en route from Elgin to Aberdeen.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2022

In 1859, in real life, Albert Napper opened the first cottage hospital in Cranley.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2016

Will their cottage hospital merge with the larger Royal Yorkshire Hospital?

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2016

The doctor would have rung up from some cottage hospital.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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