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hospital

[ hos-pi-tl ]

noun

  1. an institution in which sick or injured people are given medical or surgical treatment.
  2. a similar establishment for the care of animals.
  3. a repair shop for specific portable objects: doll hospital.

    violin hospital;

    doll hospital.

  4. British. an institution supported by charity or taxes for people in need of care, as a children's home or nursing home.


hospital

/ ˈ³óÉ’²õ±èɪ³ÙÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. an institution for the medical, surgical, obstetric, or psychiatric care and treatment of patients
  2. modifier having the function of a hospital

    a hospital ship

  3. a repair shop for something specified

    a dolls' hospital

  4. archaic.
    a charitable home, hospice, or school
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾¾±²Ôi·³ó´Ç²õp¾±Â·³Ù²¹±ô noun
  • ³¾³Ü±ôt¾±Â·³ó´Ç²õp¾±Â·³Ù²¹±ô adjective
  • ±è´Ç²õ³Ù·³ó´Ç²õp¾±Â·³Ù²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hospital1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English (h)ospital, “lodging for pilgrims and travelers, hostel,†Old French (h)ospital, from Medieval Latin ³ó´Ç²õ±è¾±³ÙÄå±ô±ð “guesthouse, inn,†noun use of neuter of Latin ³ó´Ç²õ±è¾±³ÙÄå±ô¾±²õ “hospitable,†equivalent to hospit- stem of hospes “guest, visitor, host†+ -Äå±ô¾±²õ -al 1( def ); hospitium
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hospital1

C13: from Medieval Latin ³ó´Ç²õ±è¾±³ÙÄå±ô±ð hospice, from Latin ³ó´Ç²õ±è¾±³ÙÄå±ô¾±²õ relating to a guest, from hospes, hospit- guest, host 1
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Police were called to Ramsden Street in the town centre on Thursday and the boy was taken to hospital where he later died from a single stab wound to his neck.

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"When Philip was dying, Elizabeth went to visit him in hospital in Florida and the nurse on the ward said she nearly fell over when she saw who the visitor was," said Angela.

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The next baby on the list, registered at the same NHS hospital, had the exact same surname as the man who had contacted her through the genealogy website.

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Emergency services were called to Ramsden Street in the town centre at about 14:45 BST on Thursday and the boy was taken to hospital where he later died from injuries to his neck.

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The court heard that Christopher Fulton had accompanied the child to hospital and was described as appearing unconcerned throughout - something the judge said was an aggravating factor.

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