infirmary
noun [C] /ɪnˈfɜː.mə.ri/
/-ˈfɝː.mɚ-/ Definition
› UK old use a hospital. It is now used mainly in the names of hospitals: Leeds General Infirmary the Royal InfirmaryMedical places and organizations › US In the US, an infirmary is a room in a school, college, or university where students who are injured or feeling ill can go to a nurse for treatment.Medical places and organizations
(Definition of infirmary noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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