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Translation

hospital

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Word origin

From Latin hospitale ('guest house'), from hospes ('guest, host'). Hospital, hostel and hotel are all the same Latin building at different stages of wear; Esperanto also has the self-built synonym malsanulejo, 'place for sick people'.

Origin
Latin
Root
hospitale
English cognates
hospital, hospitality, hostel, hotel

Examples

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They took the sick man to the hospital.

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My sister works as a doctor in the hospital.

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The new hospital stands next to the park.

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This word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 12: hospitalo, ĉasi, mapo and 7 more words.