Definitions for INFIRMARYɪnˈfɜr mə ri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•fir•ma•ryɪnˈfɜr mə ri(n.)(pl.)-ries.
a place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured; hospital or facility serving as a hospital:
a school infirmary.
Origin of infirmary:
1425–75; late ME < ML
Princeton's WordNet
hospital, infirmary(noun)
a health facility where patients receive treatment
Wiktionary
infirmary(Noun)
A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
infirmary(Noun)
A clinic or dispensary within another institution.
Origin: From infirmaria, from infirmus.
Webster Dictionary
Infirmary(noun)
a hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated
Translations for INFIRMARY
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
infirmary(noun)
a name given to some hospitals.
- hospitaal, siekeboegAfrikaans
- مُسْتَوْصَف، غُرفَة تَمْريضArabic
- болницаBulgarian
- enfermariaPortuguese (BR)
- nemocniceCzech
- das KrankenhausGerman
- hospitalDanish
- νοσοκομείοGreek
- hospital, enfermeríaSpanish
- haiglaEstonian
- درمانگاهFarsi
- sairaalaFinnish
- hôpitalFrench
- בֵּית-חוֹלִיםHebrew
- अस्पताल, शफआखानाHindi
- bolnica, bolnički odjelCroatian
- kórházHungarian
- rumah sakitIndonesian
- sjúkrahúsIcelandic
- infermeria, ospedaleItalian
- 診療所Japanese
- 진료소, 양호실Korean
- ligoninėLithuanian
- slimnīcaLatvian
- rumah sakitMalay
- ziekenhuisDutch
- sykestue/-husNorwegian
- szpitalPolish
- درمانگاهPersian
- روغتون، شفاخانهPashto
- enfermariaPortuguese
- infirmerie, spitalRomanian
- больницаRussian
- nemocnicaSlovak
- bolnišnicaSlovenian
- bolnicaSerbian
- sjukhusSwedish
- โรงพยาบาลThai
- hastaneTurkish
- 醫院Chinese (Trad.)
- лікарня, лазаретUkrainian
- شفاخانہUrdu
- bệnh xáVietnamese
- 医院Chinese (Simp.)
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