sanitaria

Variant of sanitarium

sanitarium definition

sani·tar·ium (san′ə ter′ē əm)

noun pl. sanitariums -·i·ums or sanitaria -·ia (-ə)

  1. a quiet resort, as in the mountains, where people go to rest and regain health
  2. an institution for the care of invalids or convalescents, esp. one making use of local natural resources, as mineral springs, or one treating a specific disease, as tuberculosis

Etymology: ModL < L sanitas, health < sanus, healthy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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