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noun
Synonym of lazaretto.
A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Synonym of lazaretto.
A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively, historical
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noun
Synonym of lazaretto.
A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lazaretto, lazarette, lazar house, pesthouse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hospital, infirmary
History
Borrowed from French lazaret, from Italian lazzareto (archaic), lazzaretto, lazzeretto; see further at lazaretto. Doublet of lazaretto.
