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hospital
[ hos-pi-tl ]
/ ĖhÉs pÉŖ tl /
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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: 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.
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Origin of hospital
First recorded in 1300ā50; Middle English (h)ospital, ālodging for pilgrims and travelers, hostel,ā Old French (h)ospital, from Medieval Latin hospitÄle āguesthouse, inn,ā noun use of neuter of Latin hospitÄlis āhospitable,ā equivalent to hospit- stem of hospes āguest, visitor, hostā + -Älis -al1; see also hospitium
OTHER WORDS FROM hospital
minĀ·iĀ·hosĀ·piĀ·tal, nounmulĀ·tiĀ·hosĀ·piĀ·tal, adjectivepostĀ·hosĀ·piĀ·tal, adjectiveWords nearby hospital
hosiery, hosing, hosp., hospice, hospitable, hospital, hospital bed, hospital corner, Hospitaler, Hospitalet, hospital gangrene
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British Dictionary definitions for hospital
hospital
/ (ĖhÉspÉŖtÉl) /
noun
an institution for the medical, surgical, obstetric, or psychiatric care and treatment of patients
(modifier) having the function of a hospitala hospital ship
a repair shop for something specifieda dolls' hospital
archaic a charitable home, hospice, or school
Word Origin for hospital
C13: from Medieval Latin hospitÄle hospice, from Latin hospitÄlis relating to a guest, from hospes, hospit- guest, host 1
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