Hospital

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Hospital

[hɔspiˈtaːl]

Rhymes with aːl

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mittelhochdeutsch hospitāl, althochdeutsch hospitālhūs, im 11. Jahrhundert von lateinisch hospitālium ^(→ la) „Gastzimmer“ entlehnt

noun Hospital · Hospitäler · Hospitals · Hospitälern

Anstalt zur Versorgung Kranker und/oder Pflegebedürftiger „Wir liegen in einem katholischen Hospital, im gleichen Zimmer.“

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"Hospital." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/hospital. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Hospital. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/hospital

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"Hospital." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/hospital.

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@misc{hospital_2026,
  title = {Hospital},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/hospital},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}