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hospital
[ hos-pi-tl ]
noun
- an institution in which sick or injured people are given medical or surgical treatment.
- a similar establishment for the care of animals.
- a repair shop for specific portable objects: doll hospital.
violin hospital;
doll hospital.
- British. an institution supported by charity or taxes for people in need of care, as a children's home or nursing home.
hospital
/ ˈɒɪə /
noun
- an institution for the medical, surgical, obstetric, or psychiatric care and treatment of patients
- modifier having the function of a hospital
a hospital ship
- a repair shop for something specified
a dolls' hospital
- archaic.a charitable home, hospice, or school
Other 51Թ Forms
- i·Dzp·ٲ noun
- ܱt·Dzp·ٲ adjective
- Dz·Dzp·ٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hospital1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hospital1
Example Sentences
The Pope, 88, was discharged from hospital in Rome on 23 March and appeared at his window then to offer a blessing.
He was then taken by helicopter to a hospital in Houston, where he died.
The boy, who has not been named, was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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.
"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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