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sanitarium

[ san-i-tair-ee-uhm ]

noun

plural sanitariums, sanitaria
  1. an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.


sanitarium

/ ˌæɪˈɛəɪə /

noun

  1. the US spelling of sanatorium
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sanitarium1

1850–55; < Latin Ծ ( ) health ( sanity ) + -ary
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sanitarium1

C19: from Latin Ծ health
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Then he was committed to a sanitarium in 1916 and was never the same.

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By the time he was released, on May 26, his children had been flown to a sanitarium called Poliany, a strictly guarded institution near Moscow.

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I have always loved the idea of a sanitarium: Swaddle me in blankets like a chic burrito, please, and tilt my deck chair toward the Swiss Alps or whatever hills you’ve got.

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Their mother is stuck in a nearby sanitarium, suffering from an undisclosed illness.

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Outdoor air became part of the treatment regimen for tuberculosis, inspiring the design of sanitariums and fueling an open-air school movement that had students attending class on rooftops, in army tents and on ferries.

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