Hospitals

[hos-pi-tl]

hos·pi·tal

[hos-pi-tl]
noun
1.
an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
2.
a similar establishment for the care of animals.
3.
a repair shop for specific portable objects: violin hospital; doll hospital.
4.
British. an institution supported by charity or taxes for the care of the needy, as an orphanage or old people's home.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English hospitale < Medieval Latin, noun use of neuter of Latin hospitālis hospitable, equivalent to hospit- (see hospitium) + -ālis -al1

min·i·hos·pi·tal, noun
mul·ti·hos·pi·tal, adjective
post·hos·pi·tal, adjective
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