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hôtel-Dieu

American  
[oh-tel-dyœ] / oʊ tɛlˈdyœ /

noun

French.

plural

hôtels-Dieu

  1. a hospital.

Etymology

Origin of hôtel-Dieu

Literally, “mansion of God”

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