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   har·em

   /ˈherəm/

   noun

   • 1. (in former times) the separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants: "we were invited into the harem in the rear of the house"
   • ▪ the women occupying a harem; the wives (or concubines) of a polygamous man: "the Maharaja of Delhi had a very fine harem of 18 young and nubile wives"
   • ▪ a group of female animals sharing a single mate: "the dominant bulls gather a harem of anything from two to ten cows"
   • ▪ a group of women perceived as centering around a particular man: "rich men with their extensive harems of buxom blondes"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Arabic ḥaram, ḥarīm, literally ‘prohibited, prohibited place’ (hence ‘sanctuary, women's quarters, women’), from ḥarama ‘be prohibited’. Compare with haram.

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   The meaning of HAREM is a usually secluded house or part of a house allotted to women in some Muslim households. How to use harem in a sentence. Did you know?

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   HAREM definition: 1. especially in the past in some Muslim societies, the wives or other female sexual partners of a…. Learn more.

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   Harem ( Arabic: حَرِيمٌ, romanized : ḥarīm, lit. 'a sacred inviolable place; female members of the family') [1] [2] refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family.

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   noun. the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women. the women in a Muslim household, including the mother, sisters, wives, concubines, daughters, entertainers, and servants.

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   harem, in Muslim countries, the part of a house set apart for the women of the family. The word ḥarīmī is used collectively to refer to the women themselves. Zanāna (from the Persian word zan, “woman”) is the term used for the harem in India, andarūn (Persian: “inner part” [of a house]) in Iran.

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   Definition of harem noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   A harem is the part of the house in traditional Muslim society reserved for women — either wives, servants, or concubines.