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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
Noun
a private hospital or home for people who are old or ill
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Noun1.nursing homenursing 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
Spanish nursing home n → clínica de reposo
French nursing home nursing n → clinique f;
(for convalescence) → maison f de convalescence or de repos;
(for old people) → maison de retraite
German nursing home nursing n → Pflegeheim nt
Italian nursing home n → casa di cura
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