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Engelsk navneord: institution

1. institution (om gruppe) an organization founded and united for a specific purpose


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)establishment


Mindre specifikke termerorganisation, organization


Mere specifikke termeracademy, charity, company, educational institution, faith, financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization, honorary society, issuer, medical institution, organized religion, religion, vicariate, vicarship

2. institution (om genstand) an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated


Mindre specifikke termerestablishment


Mere specifikke termerhome, nursing home, orphanage, orphans' asylum, penal facility, penal institution, rest home

3. institution (om erkendelse) a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe institution of marriage.
The institution of slavery.
He had become an institution in the theater.


Mindre specifikke termercustom, tradition


Mere specifikke termerlevirate

4. institution (om handling) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningShe looked forward to her initiation as an adult.
The foundation of a new scientific society.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, introduction, origination


Mindre specifikke termerbeginning, commencement, start


Mere specifikke termerauthorship, paternity

5. institution (om genstand) a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)asylum, insane asylum, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital


Mindre specifikke termerhospital, infirmary


Mere specifikke termerBedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit









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