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nursing home

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nursing home
n.
A private establishment that provides living quarters and care for the elderly or the chronically ill.
nursing home
n
1. (Medicine) a private hospital or residence staffed and equipped to care for aged or infirm persons
2. (Medicine) Brit a private maternity home
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Noun1.nursing home - an institution where people are cared fornursing home - an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"
rest home, home
institution - an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
Translations
nursing home n → casa di cura, clinica
nursing home → دار التمريض sanatorium plejehjem Pflegeheim γηροκομείο ancianato, hogar de ancianos hoitokoti maison de repos starački dom casa di riposo 老人ホーム 양로원 verzorgingstehuis pleiehjem dom opieki lar de enfermagem, sanatório дом престарелых sjukhem สถานดูแลคนชรา huzurevi nhà dưỡng lão 疗养院
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