hospício — meaning in English
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English meaning
- asylum noun Protection given by a country to someone fleeing danger or persecution in their own country.
Senses
hospício is used for these senses in English:
- asylum (dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.
- mental hospital A hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body.
asylum — full definition
- noun Protection given by a country to someone fleeing danger or persecution in their own country.
- noun A place of safety or refuge.
- noun (dated) An institution for the care of people with mental illness.
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