sanitarium

[san-i-tair-ee-uhm]

noun

plural

sanitariums, sanitaria 

1. an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.

sanitarium

/ ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪəm /

noun

1. the US spelling of sanatorium

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanitarium¹

1850–55; < Latin sānit ( ās ) health ( sanity ) + -ārium -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanitarium¹

C19: from Latin sānitās health

Example Sentences

Then he was committed to a sanitarium in 1916 and was never the same.

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Lvova-Belova publicized her “rescue” of young Ukrainians, flying with a group from Crimea, visiting others at the sanitarium and settling children with Russian foster families.

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I have always loved the idea of a sanitarium: Swaddle me in blankets like a chic burrito, please, and tilt my deck chair toward the Swiss Alps or whatever hills you’ve got.

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Their mother is stuck in a nearby sanitarium, suffering from an undisclosed illness.

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Outdoor air became part of the treatment regimen for tuberculosis, inspiring the design of sanitariums and fueling an open-air school movement that had students attending class on rooftops, in army tents and on ferries.

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