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zenana

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ze·na·na also za·na·na  (z-nän)
n.
The part of a house in Asian countries such as India and Pakistan reserved for the women of the household.
[Hindi zenna, from Persian, from zan, woman; see gwen- in Indo-European roots.]
zenana [zɛˈnɑːnə]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (in the East, esp in Muslim and Hindu homes) part of a house reserved for the women and girls of a household
[from Hindi zanāna, from Persian, from zan woman]
Translations
zenana [zeˈnɑːnə] N → harén m indio
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