institution vs hospital

hospital vs institution

institution and hospital both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
institution	Yes	No	No	No
hospital	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hospital is a hypernym of institution; that is, hospital is a word with a broader meaning than institution:

institution: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
hospital: a health facility where patients receive treatment

Other hypernyms of institution include infirmary.

institution (noun)	hospital (noun)
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new	a health facility where patients receive treatment
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated	a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

Difference between institution and hospital

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