institution

/ɪnstɪtˈuʃʌn/

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Noun
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
Noun
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
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a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater"
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the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
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a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
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