Hypernyms for "institution"
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academy
authorship
Bedlam
booby hatch
charity
company
crazy house
cuckoo''s nest
educational institution
faith
financial institution
financial organisation
financial organization
funny farm
funny house
home
honorary society
issuer
levirate
loony bin
madhouse
medical institution
nursing home
nut house
nuthouse
organized religion
orphanage
orphans'' asylum
paternity
penal facility
penal institution
religion
rest home
sanatorium
snake pit
vicariate
vicarship
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.