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Lazaretto
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Lazaretto
A lazaretto is a public building, hospital, or pest-house, for the reception of those afflicted with contagious diseases. It is more particularly applied to buildings in which quarantine is performed. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/TL.HTM
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Lazaretto
A lazaretto or lazaret is a quarantine station for maritime travellers. Lazarets can be ships permanently at anchor, isolated islands, or mainland buildings. Until 1908, lazarets were also used for disinfecting postal items, usually by fumigation. A leper colony administered by a Christian religiou... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazaretto
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lazaretto
[n] - hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=lazaretto
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lazaretto
A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected with contagious diseases. ... Origin: F. Lazaret, or It. Lazzeretto, fr. Lazarus. See Lazar. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?lazaretto
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lazaretto
lazaret noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lazaretto
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Lazaretto
• (n.) A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected with contagious diseases. • (n.) A low space under the after part of the main deck, used as a storeroom. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/lazaretto/
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lazaretto
(from the article `quarantine`) ...was later extended to 40 days, quarantina. The choice of this period is said to be based on the period that Christ and Moses spent in isolation in ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/24
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lazaretto
1) Hospital 2) Infirmary 3) Lazar house 4) Lazaret 5) Lazarette 6) Pesthouse Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/lazaretto/1
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