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Meaning of hospital in English
Pronunciation
/ˈhɑˌspɪdl/
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Noun
hospital
Etymology
Middle English (in hospital (sense 2)): via Old French from medieval Latin hospitale, neuter of Latin hospitalis‘hospitable’, from hospes, hospit- (see host)
Definitions
1.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
2.
a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care