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n. - A division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells); Block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; A district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administ

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  • They put her in a 4-bed ward
  • She honestly does not know where all of her ward is at or at least the last time I talked to her she didn't.
  • The number of registered voters in the ward is only 18,000.
  • Just doing the maternaty ward is a little too focused for me.
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