leper colony

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolleprosería

Françaisléproserie

DeutschLeprakolonie Leprastation Leprosorium

10 more languages

Češtinaleprosarium

Ελληνικάλεπροκομείο

Galegoleprosaría malataría

Italianolebbrasorio lebbrosario

Nederlandslazerij leprakolonie leprozerie

Polskileprozorium

Portuguêsleprosaria leprosário

Русскийлепрозо́рий

Türkçemiskinhane

中文麻風村 /麻风村

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

leper's bell leper's squint Lepera leperdom Lepers lepetellid

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