hospital

[ hos-pi-tl ]
/ ˈhɒs pɪ tl /

noun

an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
a similar establishment for the care of animals.
a repair shop for specific portable objects: violin hospital; doll hospital.
British. an institution supported by charity or taxes for the care of the needy, as an orphanage or old people's home.

Origin of hospital

1250–1300; Middle English hospitale < Medieval Latin, noun use of neuter of Latin hospitālis hospitable, equivalent to hospit- (see hospitium) + -ālis -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM hospital

min·i·hos·pi·tal, noun mul·ti·hos·pi·tal, adjective post·hos·pi·tal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hospital

hospital
/ (ˈhɒspɪtəl) /

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

Word Origin for hospital

C13: from Medieval Latin hospitāle hospice, from Latin hospitālis relating to a guest, from hospes, hospit- guest, host 1

Medical definitions for hospital

hospital
[ hŏspĭ-tl ]

n.

An institution that provides medical, surgical, or psychiatric care and treatment for the sick or the injured.