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Nightingale ward

Nightingale ward noun: a hospital ward housing numerous patients in a single room.

Noun

Nightingale ward (plural Nightingale wards)

  1. A hospital ward housing numerous patients in a single room.

Forms of Nightingale ward

pluralNightingale wards

Origin of Nightingale ward

Named after the pioneering nurse Florence Nightingale.

Questions about Nightingale ward

What does Nightingale ward mean?
Nightingale ward means a hospital ward housing numerous patients in a single room.
What part of speech is Nightingale ward?
Nightingale ward is a noun.
What is the plural of Nightingale ward?
The plural of Nightingale ward is Nightingale wards.

Words near Nightingale ward in the dictionary

  1. nightingale
  2. Nightingale court
  3. Nightingale courts
  4. nightingale floor
  5. nightingale floors
  6. Nightingale ward
  7. Nightingale wards
  8. nightingale-thrush
  9. nightingale-thrushes
  10. nightingale-wren
  11. nightingales

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