institution
noun
uk
/ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ us
/ˌɪn.stəˈtuː.ʃən/institution noun (ORGANIZATION)
B2 [ C ]
a medical/educational/financial institution
Harvard University is an internationally respected institution.
- We're searching for a couple of runaways from the young offenders' institution.
- They heard sob-stuff from one man about his deprived childhood in an institution.
- St Andrews and Cambridge universities are internationally respected institutions.
- He had been in and out of penal institutions from the age of 16.
- The university's exchange scheme has cemented its links with many other academic institutions.
institution noun (PLACE)
- A & E
- accident and emergency
- aid station
- biotech
- birth centre
- Harley Street
- health authority
- institutionally
- intensive care unit
- inter-hospital
- managed care
- maternity suite
- Medicare
- teaching hospital
- the funny farm
- the NHS
- trauma centre
- UKAHN
- urgent care clinic
- warehouse
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
institution noun (CUSTOM)
- according to tradition
- Americanization
- ancient wisdom
- anti-classical
- anti-conventional
- costume
- counter-tradition
- crowd
- cultural heritage
- custom
- inconformity
- it is the custom to do something
- maverick
- moonraker
- mores
- traditional
- traditionalism
- traditionalist
- traditionally
- ultra-conservatism
institution noun (START)
The institution of the Freedom of Information Act has had a significant effect.
