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"etymology_text": "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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"An isolated community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society."
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"word": "leprosarium"
},
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],
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},
{
"word": "leper village"
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{
"tags": [
"China"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "melaatse kolonie"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "ljeprazóryj",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лепразорый"
},
{
"code": "zh",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "麻風村"
},
{
"code": "zh",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "麻风村"
},
{
"code": "zh",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "máfēngcūn",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "麻风村"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprosárium"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leprozerie"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lazerij"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leprakolonie"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprosoorium"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "léproserie"
},
{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprosaría"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "malataría"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Leprastation"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "leprokomeío",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "λεπροκομείο"
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "holdsveikraspítali"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprozeyo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lebbrosario"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lebbrasorio"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "leprozorii",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "лепрозорий"
},
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"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "leprozoriy",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "лепрозорий"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprosarium"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
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{
"code": "lt",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leprozoriumas"
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprosarium"
},
{
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "leprozori",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "лепрозори"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprozorium"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leprosaria"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "leprozórij",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лепрозо́рий"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "лепрозаријум"
},
{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"Latin",
"masculine"
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},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leprosería"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "spetälskesjukhus"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "maxavxona",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "махавхона"
},
{
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"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "tabobatxonayi maxavho",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "табобатхонаи махавҳо"
},
{
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "лепрозорий"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "miskinhane"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprozoriý"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лепрозорій"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprozoriy"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "moxovxona"
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],
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{
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{
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"code": "af",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "melaatse kolonie"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "ljeprazóryj",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лепразорый"
},
{
"code": "zh",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "麻風村"
},
{
"code": "zh",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "麻风村"
},
{
"code": "zh",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "máfēngcūn",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "麻风村"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprosárium"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "lazerij"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "leprakolonie"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprosoorium"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "léproserie"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprosaría"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "malataría"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Leprakolonie"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "λεπροκομείο"
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "holdsveikraspítali"
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprozeyo"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "lebbrosario"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "lebbrasorio"
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{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "лепрозорий"
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"code": "ky",
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"roman": "leprozoriy",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "лепрозорий"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprosaria"
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{
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"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
"code": "no",
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"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprosarium"
},
{
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"roman": "leprozori",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "лепрозори"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprozorium"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leprosaria"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leprosário"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "leprozórij",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лепрозо́рий"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
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"word": "лепрозаријум"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"tags": [
"Latin",
"masculine"
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},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leprosería"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "spetälskesjukhus"
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{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "maxavxona",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "махавхона"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "tabobatxonayi maxavho",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "табобатхонаи махавҳо"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "leprozoriy",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "лепрозорий"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "miskinhane"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprozoriý"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "leprozorij",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лепрозорій"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "leprozoriy"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery",
"word": "moxovxona"
}
],
"word": "leper colony"
}
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