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hospital

Pronunciation: /ˈhɒspɪt(ə)l/

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Definition of hospital

noun

1an institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.

2 historical a hospice, especially one run by the Knights Hospitaller.

3 [in names] British a charitable institution for the education of the young:Christ’s Hospital

Origin:

Middle English (in hospital (sense 2)): via Old French from medieval Latin hospitale, neuter of Latin hospitalis 'hospitable', from hospes, hospit- (see host¹)