Tanım
•A place where sufferers of leprosy could live in quarantine to avoid spreading the disease.
Etimoloji
Popularized during the period of New Imperialism, when leprosy was largely absent in Europe but seen as a growing threat in its colonial empires.
Örnek Cümleler
Napela, o yıl Sağlık Kurulu tarafından cüzzamlı koloninin şefi olarak atandı.
Napela was appointed that year by the Board of Health as superintendent of the leper colony.