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Lazaret

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laz·a·ret·to  (lz-rt) also laz·a·ret or laz·a·rette (-rt)
n. pl. laz·a·ret·tos also laz·a·rets or laz·a·rettes
1. A hospital treating contagious diseases.
2. A building or ship used as a quarantine station.
3. often lazaret Nautical A storage space between the decks of a ship.
[Italian lazzaretto : blend of lazzaro, lazar (from Late Latin Lazarus, Lazarus; see lazar) and dialectal Nazareto, popular name for a hospital maintained in Venice by the Church of Santa Maria di Nazaret.]
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Noun1.lazaret - hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
lazar house, lazarette, lazaretto, pesthouse
hospital, infirmary - a health facility where patients receive treatment


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