- pronunciation:
- ha
spih
t
l
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a place where sick or hurt people go to find care or help.
Mr. Walker had to go to the hospital for an operation.
- similar words:
- clinic, institution
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The words
hospital and
hospitality both come from a Latin word for "guest-house." During the Middle Ages in England, houses of shelter for the poor and needy were called "hospitals." "Hospital" did not mean "a place for sick people" until 1549.
The word hospital
contains the following part:
hosp, host1
Latin
root
that means
host, guest
Example words: