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Word: Hospital
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in hospital (sense 2)): via Old French from medieval Latin hospitale, neuter of Latin hospitalis ‘hospitable’, from hospes, hospit- (see host)
ˈhɒspɪtl
an institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.
Short Definition:institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care
a hospice, especially one run by the Knights Hospitaller.
Short Definition:hospice
a charitable institution for the education of the young
Short Definition:charitable institution for education of young
Examples:- Christ's Hospital
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