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leper colony

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
lep-er -colony
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Popularized during the period of New Imperialism, when leprosy was largely absent in Europe but seen as a growing threat in its colonial empires.

Inflected Forms

leper colonies (plural)

Synonyms

leprosarium leprosaria leper village leprosy village

Questions

What does leper colony mean?
An isolated community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
Where does leper colony come from?
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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