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hospital
What does hospital mean?
hospital (noun): a health facility where patients receive treatment.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
What are synonyms of hospital?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “hospital”?
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What does “hospital” mean?
a health facility where patients receive treatment
Right! That's what “hospital” means.
a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with
Not quite: that's what problem means.
the event of something burning (often destructive)
Not quite: that's what fire means.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
Not quite: that's what guard means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “hospital”?
community
Not quite: community means something else.
character
Not quite: character means something else.
infirmary
Right!
situation
Not quite: situation means something else.
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