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Definitions: Lazaretto |
LazarettoNoun1. Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy). 2. A small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "lazaretto" was first used: 1549. (references) |
Synonyms: LazarettoSynonyms: glory hole (n), lazar house (n), lazaret (n), lazarette (n), pesthouse (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Remedy | Hospital, infirmary; pesthouse, lazarhouse; lazaretto; lock hospital; maison de sante; ambulance. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Lazaretto |
| English words defined with "lazaretto": lazar house. (references) |
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![]() | The Lazaretto Creek Bridge from Lazaretto Creek Park.Credit: America's Coastlines. | ![]() | A view over the wetlands to the Lazaretto Creek Bridge.Credit: America's Coastlines. |
![]() | Shrimpers tied up at the Lazaretto Creek Bridge.Credit: America's Coastlines. | ![]() | Shrimp boats on Lazaretto Creek near Tybee Island.Credit: Fisheries. |
![]() | Smyrna. General view. Lazaretto.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "lazaretto"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | spital i izoluar për leprozët (lazaret, leprosarium), karantinë (lazaret, quarantine), depo ushqimesh (larder, lazaret, pantry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | склад (depositary, depository, depot, outlet, paddock, repository, stock-pot, stockroom, storage, store, store-house, stowage), кораб за карантиране на болни (lazaret), болница за заразноболни (lazaret). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nemocnice (hospice, hospital, infirmary, lazaret). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | νοσοκομείο λοιμικών, λοιμοκαθαρτήριο (quarantine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kórházhajó (hospital ship, lazaret), bélpoklos kórház (lazaret). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | lazzaretto (lazaret, leper hospital). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | azarettolay lixeira (dump), lazareto, hospital (clinic, hospital, hospital administration, hospital clinic, hospital institution, infirmary, medical institution). (various references) лепрозорий (lazaret, leprosarium). (various references) lazaret (lazaret). (various references) leprasjukhus (lazaret, leprosarium), karantän (lazaret, quarantine). (various references) karantina yeri (lazaret), gemi ambarı (hold, lazaret), fakir hastanesi (lazaret). (various references) trại phong nh cách ly (lazaret), trại hủi (lazaret, lazar-house, leper house, leprosarium), t u cách ly (lazaret). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Italian | 900-Modern | lazareto. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "lazaretto": lazarettos. (additional references) | |
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"Lazaretto" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bazartete, Bazaruto, lassavette, lazarite, Lizabette. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-l-o-r-t-t-z" | |
-2 letters: lazaret. | |
-3 letters: aortae, aortal, areola, latter, rattle, rotate, zealot. | |
-4 letters: alate, alert, altar, alter, aorta, areal, artal, artel, attar, azole, azote, later, latte, lazar, lotte, oater, orate, ottar, otter, ratal, ratel, reata, rotte, talar, taler, tarot, tatar, tater, tetra, tolar, torte, total, toter, treat, zlote, zoeal. | |
-5 letters: aero, alae, alar, aloe, alto, area, earl, late, laze, lear, lore, lota, olea, oral, orle, rale, rate, rato, raze, real, role, rota, rote, rotl, tael, tala, tale, tare, taro, tart, tate, teal, tear, teat, tela, toea, tola, tole, tora, tore, tort, tote, tret, trot, tzar, zeal, zero, zeta, zoea. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-l-o-r-t-t-z" | |
+1 letter: lazarettos. | |
+3 letters: laterization. | |
+4 letters: cartelization, laterizations. | |
+5 letters: cartelizations, centralization, lateralization, literalization, neutralization, revitalization, thermalization, traditionalize. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 61 7A 61 72 65 74 74 6F |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-.. .- --.. .- .-. . - - --- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01100001 01111010 01100001 01110010 01100101 01110100 01110100 01101111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L a z a r e t t o |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0061 007A 0061 0072 0065 0074 0074 006F |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)466792678471868681 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Translations: Ancient 7. Derivations 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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