ziekenhuis

Definitions of ziekenhuis
  1. noun
    a health facility where patients receive treatment
    synonyms: gasthuis, hospitaal, ziekenboeg
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    pesthuis, quarantaine-inrichting, quarantaineplaats
    hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
    dolhuis, gekkenhuis, gesticht, inrichting, krankzinnigengesticht, zothuis
    a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
    dolhuis, gekkenhuis, gesticht, inrichting, krankzinnigengesticht, zothuis
    pejorative terms for an insane asylum
    barak, lazaret, veldhospitaal
    a temporary military hospital near the battle lines
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