Croatian Word of the Day
bolnica
/BOL-nee-tsa/ • noun (feminine) — 4th of May, 2026
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Meaning: hospital
Examples
- Moram ići u bolnicu zbog pregleda.
(I need to go to the hospital for a check-up.) - Bolnica je otvorena 24 sata dnevno.
(The hospital is open 24 hours a day.) - Posjetila sam prijatelja koji je u bolnici.
(I visited a friend who is in the hospital.)
Synonyms
- klinika
- zdravstvena ustanova
Bolnica is the common word for a general hospital in Croatian. Use klinika for a specialized clinic or outpatient facility, and note that for emergency services people often say 'hitna pomoć' (emergency help).
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