- an institution in which sick or injured people are given medical or surgical treatment.
- a similar establishment for the care of animals.
- a repair shop for specific portable objects: violin hospital;doll hospital.
- an institution supported by charity or taxes for people in need of care, as a children's home or nursing home.
- an institution for the medical, surgical, obstetric, or psychiatric care and treatment of patients
- having the function of a hospital
- a repair shop for something specified
- a charitable home, hospice, or school
