Sanitarium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsæn.ɪˈtɛəɹ.i.əm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sanitarium is a noun meaning (US) Alternative form of sanatorium.
Meaning
(US) Alternative form of sanatorium.
Example Sentences
Treatment in tuberculosis sanitariums at the expense of the public might be warranted.
[H]e was led away to a private sanitarium for mental disease, while in the newspapers appeared pathetic accounts of his mental breakdown and of the saintliness of his character.
Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose.
Word Forms
- sanitariums
- sanitaria
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sanatorium, sanitorium, sanatoria, sanatoriums, asylums, consumptives.
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