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/ospiˈtal/
Translation
hospital
Word origin
From Latin hospitalis ('relating to a guest'), from hospes, hospitis ('guest, host').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- hospitalis
- English cognates
- hospital, hospitality, hostel, hotel
Grammar
Examples
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They took him to hospital very quickly last night.
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The nearest hospital is twenty minutes away by car.
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She has been working as a nurse at a public hospital for years.
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I visited my uncle at the hospital every afternoon last week.
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The city's new hospital will open its doors in March.
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