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zenanas Definition


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zenana
noun
    zenanas
    1. In India, Iran, etc: a part of a house in which women and girls are secluded, corresponding to the harem in Arabic-speaking Muslim countries.
Etymology: 18c: from Persian zanana, from zan woman.



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