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/ˈhɑspɪt(ə)l/ 
| singular | hospital |
| plural | hospitals |
- a place where people stay when they are sick or injured and need a lot of care from doctors and nursesin the hospital:
He spent a week in the hospital with food poisoning.
be admitted to the hospital:She became ill on Friday and was admitted to the hospital the next day.
be rushed to the hospital:Victims were immediately rushed to the hospital.
go to/into the hospital:He went into the hospital last week for a heart operation.
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