Quarantine
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Noun
- an attempt at preventing the spread of a disease by isolating those who are believed to be infected.
- an official detention of a ship at port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.
- a certain place for isolating persons suspected of suffering from a contagious disease.
- a certain period of time during which a person is isolated to determine whether they've been infected with a contagious disease.
- a record system kept by port health authorities in order to monitor and prevent the spread of contagious diseases.
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Translations
- Catalan: quarantena f
- Dutch: quarantaine f, afzondering f
- Esperanto: kvaranteno
- French: quarantaine f
- German: Quarantäne f
- Indonesian: karantina
- Interlingua: quarantena
- Portuguese: quarentena f.
- Spanish: cuarentena f
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Verb
- to put in quarantine.
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