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What is another word for Spital?

Pronunciation: [spˈɪtə͡l] (IPA)

Spital is an old English word that usually refers to a hospital. However, there are a number of synonyms for Spital that can be used to describe a medical facility. Some of the most common synonyms are infirmary, clinic, nursing home, hospice, sanatorium, and medical center. Each of these words has slightly different connotations and meanings, but they all refer to a place where medical care is provided. Whether you are writing a medical report, a research paper, or simply trying to describe a hospital in a more colorful way, these synonyms for Spital can be helpful in expanding your vocabulary and communicating your ideas more effectively.
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What are the hypernyms for Spital?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Spital

Young Wesley, a student at Newington Green, had been present at the wedding, with a copy of verses in his pocket: and there, in a corner of the Doctor's gloomy house in Spital Yard, he came on the Doctor's youngest daughter, a slight girl of fourteen, seated and watching the guests.
"Hetty Wesley"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
By his second marriage he had two sons, Francis and David, both dead unmarried, and one daughter, Elizabeth, married to James Kirsopp, Esquire, of the Spital, Northumberland.
"Trial-of-Mary-Blandy"
Roughead, William
The revenues, however, fell far short of the requirements of the hoSpital-namely, about two-thirds of the yearly charge-and at a court held in 1642 preachers were directed to preach at the Spital of St. Mary, in Bishopsgate Street, informing the public of the need of pecuniary help, and exciting them to the exercise of charity.
"Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles"
Daniel Hack Tuke

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