/ˈhɒspɪtl/
Translation
A building where doctors and nurses look after people who are ill or hurt.
Word origin
From Latin hospitale, a place of shelter for guests or the sick, through French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- hospitale
- English cognates
- hotel, hostel
Grammar
Examples
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A "hospital" is where doctors look after ill people.
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"Hospitals" is the plural, meaning more than one hospital.
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Here "hospital" means the place where ill people are helped.
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