- the US spelling of sanatorium
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
san•i•tar•i•um /ˌsænɪˈtɛriəm/USA pronunciation also san•a•tor•i•um /ˌsænɪˈtɔriəm/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -tar•i•ums, -tar•i•a
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- /-ˈtɛriə/USA pronunciation .
- Medicinean institution for keeping up one's health;
a health resort.
san•i•tar•i•um
(san′i târ′ē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tar•i•ums, -tar•i•a
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(-târ′ē ə).USA pronunciation
- Medicinean institution for the preservation or recovery of health, esp. for convalescence;
health resort.
- Latin sānit(ās) health (see sanity) + -ārium -ary
- 1850–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sanitarium /ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪəm/ n ( pl -riums, -ria /-rɪə/)
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