leper colony

English

Noun

leper colony (plural leper colonies)

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

Synonyms

Translations

place of quarantine for lepers

German: Leprakolonie f

References

“leper-colony” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.

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