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spit⋅al

[spit-l]
–noun Archaic.
1. a hospital, esp. one for lazars.
2. a shelter on a highway.

Origin:
1625–35; alter. of spittle, ME spitel < ML hospitāle; see hospital
spit·al   (spĭt'l)   
n.   Archaic
A hospital, especially one for patients with contagious diseases.

[Middle English spitel, short for hospital; see hospital.]

Spital

Spit"al\, n. [Abbreviated from hospital.] [Written also spittle.] A hospital. [Obs.] --Shak.
Language Translation for : Spital
Spanish: hospital,
German: das Krankenhaus,
Japanese: 病院
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