| NOUN | artifact | sanatorium, sanatarium, sanitarium | a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases |
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| artifact | sanatorium, Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
| Meaning | A hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases. | |
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| Synonyms | sanatarium, sanitarium | |
| Broader | hospital, infirmary | A health facility where patients receive treatment |
| Spanish | sanatorio | |
| Catalan | sanatori | |
| Meaning | pejorative terms for an insane asylum. | |
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| Synonyms | Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, snake pit | |
| Broader | mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum | A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
| Spanish | casa de locos, crazy house, gallinero, loquera, manicomio | |
| Catalan | casa de boigs, casa de bojos, crazy house, gàbia de boigs | |
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