institution

/หŒษชnstษชหˆtuหสƒษ™n/

IPA: /IH0 N S T IH0 T UW1 SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    A custom or practice of a society or community.

  2. 2

    An organization similarly long established and respected, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.

  3. 3

    The building or buildings which house such an organization.

    โ€œHe's been in an institution since the crash.โ€

  4. 4

    Other places or businesses similarly long established and respected.

    โ€œOver time, the local pub has become something of an institution.โ€

  5. 5

    A person similarly long established in a place, position, or field.

  6. 6

    The act of instituting something.

    โ€œThe institution of higher speed limits was a popular move but increased the severity of crashes.โ€

  7. 7

    The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.

  8. 8

    That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/institution