leper colony

Significado (Inglés)

An isolated community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

Sinónimos

leper house

leper-house

Traducións

Leprosorium

leprozerie

Leprosenhaus

leprosorio

gemi ambarı

leproseria

miskinhane

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Popularized during the period of New Imperialism, when leprosy was largely absent in Europe but seen as a growing threat in its colonial empires.

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