🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

hospital comunitário

Pronunciation / Transliteration: os-pi-tal co-mu-ni-ta-ri-o

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Community Hospital/kəˈmjunɪti ˈhɒspɪtəl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O hospital comunitário oferece serviços de emergência."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A local healthcare facility that provides a range of medical services to the community.

    "The community hospital offers emergency services and outpatient care to residents."
  2. 2

    A smaller hospital that focuses on primary care and preventive services rather than specialized treatments.

    "Many patients prefer the community hospital for its personalized care."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'community hospital' combines 'community,' derived from the Latin 'communis,' meaning 'shared by all,' and 'hospital,' from the Latin 'hospitale,' meaning 'guesthouse' or 'place of care.' The phrase evolved in the 20th century to denote healthcare facilities that serve local populations.

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