INSTITUTION


Meaning of INSTITUTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin(t)-stə-ˈtü-shən, -ˈtyü- ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : an act of instituting : establishment

2.

a. : a significant practice, relationship, or organization in a society or culture

the institution of marriage

also : something or someone firmly associated with a place or thing

she has become an institution in the theater

b. : an established organization or corporation (as a bank or university) especially of a public character ; also : asylum 4

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.