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hospital
noun
a
building
or
institution
where
doctors
,
nurses
,
and
other
medical
staff
treat
people
who
are
sick
or
hurt
,
often
with
beds
so
patients
can
stay
overnight
.
•
After
the
car
accident
,
Jake
was
taken
to
the
hospital
for
surgery
.
After
the
car
accident
,
Jake
was
taken
to
the
hospital
for
surgery
.
•
Maria
volunteers
at
the
children's
ward
of
the
hospital
every
weekend
.
Maria
volunteers
at
the
children's
ward
of
the
hospital
every
weekend
.
From
Latin
‘
hospitalis
’
meaning
‘
hospitable
place
’,
through
Old
French
‘
hospital
’.
noun
(
archaic
)
a
charitable
home
or
school
that
gave
shelter
,
food
,
or
education
to
the
poor
,
elderly
,
or
orphaned
rather
than
treating
illness
.
•
In
the
17th
century
,
a
wealthy
merchant
paid
to
build
a
hospital
for
orphaned
boys
.
In
the
17th
century
,
a
wealthy
merchant
paid
to
build
a
hospital
for
orphaned
boys
.
•
Christ's
Hospital
educated
many
children
who
could
not
afford
schooling
.
Christ's
Hospital
educated
many
children
who
could
not
afford
schooling
.
Same
origin
as
the
modern
sense
,
but
in
earlier
English
it
referred
broadly
to
any
charitable
place
of
shelter
or
care
.
