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non·in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized | \ ˌnän-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-shnə-ˌlīzd 
, -shə-nə-ˌlīzd \
, -shə-nə-ˌlīzd \Definition of noninstitutionalized
: not institutionalized especially : not placed in the care of an institution noninstitutionalized adults the noninstitutionalized population
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noninstitutionalized
adjectivenon·in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized
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also British noninstitutionalised \ -ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-shnəl-ˌīzd, -shən-ᵊl- \
\Medical Definition of noninstitutionalized
: not institutionalized especially : not having been placed in a special institution
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