leper colony

English

Noun

leper colony (plural leper colonies)

1. (historical) a place where sufferers of leprosy could live in quarantine to avoid spreading the disease.

Synonyms

• lazar house
• leprosarium

Translations

place of quarantine for lepers

• German: Leprakolonie f
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References

• “leper-colony”, in Collins English Dictionary.