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• noun
  1. A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
  2. Protection, defence.
  3. A protected place, and by extension, a type of subdivision.
  4. A person under guardianship.
  5. An object used for guarding.
• verb
  1. To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
  2. To defend, to protect.
  3. To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off.
  4. To be vigilant; to keep guard.
  5. To act on the defensive with a weapon.

• The hospital has several wards for different types of patients.
• The hospital staff moved from one of the wards to another to assist with the emergency.
• He was assigned to one of the pediatric wards for his internship.
• The city's policies apply to all the wards in the district.
• After the renovation, the wards were more spacious and comfortable for the patients.

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