sanitarium

[ san-i-tair-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural san·i·tar·i·ums, san·i·tar·i·a [san-i-, tair, -ee-, uh].

1. an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.

sanitarium

/ ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪəm /

noun

1. the US spelling of sanatorium

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanitarium¹

1850–55; < Latin sānit ( ās ) health ( sanity ) + -ārium -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanitarium¹

C19: from Latin sānitās health

Example Sentences

The Ukrainian government’s rehabilitation program, which has usually involved two months in a sanitarium and a month at home, is inadequate, critics say, and the traumas suffered by Ukrainian prisoners are growing with the length and severity of the abuse they are being subjected to as the war drags on.

From New York Times

She even adopted a Ukrainian teenager, Filip Holovnya, from among the children taken to the sanitarium.

From Seattle Times

Lvova-Belova publicized her “rescue” of young Ukrainians, flying with a group from Crimea, visiting others at the sanitarium and settling children with Russian foster families.

From Seattle Times

By the time he was released, on May 26, his children had been flown to a sanitarium called Poliany, a strictly guarded institution near Moscow.

From Seattle Times

He made it to the sanitarium in time.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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• institution
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