sanatorium
noun
san·a·to·ri·um
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plural sanatoriums
or sanatoria\ ˌsa-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-ə
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Definition of sanatorium
1
: an establishment that provides therapy combined with a regimen (as of diet and exercise) for treatment or rehabilitation
2a
: an institution for rest and recuperation (as of convalescents)
b
: an establishment for the treatment of the chronically ill
Examples of sanatorium in a Sentence
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The trailer also introduces Teach Grant as the adult Henry Bowers, who breaks out of a sanatorium to help Pennywise destroy the Losers Club. — Breanna Bell, chicagotribune.com, "Watch: ‘It: Chapter Two’ new trailer as the Losers Club returns to Derry," 18 July 2019 Built in 1918 as a tuberculosis sanatorium, the hospital later became a long term care facility run by the county and later by Cranberry Hospice. — John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, "Hanson eyes park for part of old hospital site," 8 May 2018 Last year, there was A Cure for Wellness, where Dane DeHaan ended up taking a bath with some eels at a Swiss sanatorium after putting his John Hancock on a hefty stack of paperwork. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Steven Soderbergh's Unsane Is a Paranoid Nightmare," 21 Mar. 2018 Eventually, Müller’s philosophical legacy was muddied by his vocal admiration for Hitler, and after the war the Schloss became an American military hospital and later a sanatorium for the Jewish victims of the Nazi regime. — Alex Halberstadt, Smithsonian, "Why Winter Is the Perfect Time to Visit Bavaria," 24 Jan. 2018 The first looks at three days in the life of legendary Austrian film star Romy Schneider, who, while visiting a sanatorium in 1981, conducts one of her final press interviews. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, "Berlin Festival Adds Films to Competition Lineup," 15 Jan. 2018 The trailer also introduces Teach Grant as the adult Henry Bowers, who breaks out of a sanatorium to help Pennywise destroy the Losers Club. — Breanna Bell, chicagotribune.com, "Watch: ‘It: Chapter Two’ new trailer as the Losers Club returns to Derry," 18 July 2019 The 32-acre property on the shore of Long Island Sound that originally served as a tuberculosis sanatorium is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, "State ends search for developer for Seaside State Park," 3 July 2019 What to make of Lucrécia, what to make of his wife who was embroidering in the sanatorium and would ask for red thread and lift her head hopefully when her husband arrived. — Benjamin Moser, Harper's magazine, "The Indirect World," 10 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sanatorium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sanatorium
sanatorium
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sanatorium
old-fashioned
: a place for the care and treatment of people who are recovering from illness or who have a disease that will last a long time
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sanatorium
noun
san·a·to·ri·um
| \ ˌsa-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm
\
\
plural sanatoriums
or sanatoria\ -ē-ə \
Kids Definition of sanatorium
: a place for the care and treatment usually of people recovering from illness or having a disease likely to last a long time
sanatorium
noun
san·a·to·ri·um
| \ ˌsan-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əm, -ˈtȯr-
\
\
plural sanatoriums
or sanatoria\ -ē-ə
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\
Medical Definition of sanatorium
1
: an establishment that provides therapy combined with a regimen (as of diet and exercise) for treatment or rehabilitation
2a
: an institution for rest and recuperation (as of convalescents)
b
: an establishment for the treatment of the chronically ill
a tuberculosis sanatorium
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