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LAZAR HOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lazar house mean? 

LAZAR HOUSE (noun)
  The noun LAZAR HOUSE has 1 sense:

1. hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)play

  Familiarity information: LAZAR HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAZAR HOUSE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lazar house; lazaret; lazarette; lazaretto; pesthouse

Hypernyms ("lazar house" is a kind of...):

hospital; infirmary (a health facility where patients receive treatment)


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