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Lazaretto
Meaning
Noun
●
In Healthcare & Medicine:
A place
reserved
for people with
infectious diseases
(especially
leprosy
or
plague
) to
live on
a
long-term
basis.
●
In Buildings:
A
building
such as a
hospital
, or
occasionally
a
ship
, used to
temporarily
isolate
sick
people to
prevent
the
spread
of
infectious diseases
; a quarantine.
●
In Nautical & Ship parts:
A place at the front of the
tweendecks
of a
merchant ship
where
provisions
are stored.
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Origin
lazaretto
English
lazzaretto
Italian
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Lazaret
Pesthouse
Lazzaretto
Lazar House
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