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Harem - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Harem : (noun)
1: living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female
relatives in a Muslim household [syn: hareem, seraglio,
serail]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Harem : \Ha"rem\, n.[Ar. haram, orig., anything forbidden of
sacred, fr. harama to forbid, prohibit.] [Written also haram
and hareem.]
1. The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females
in Mohammedan families.
2. The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man,
in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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