Look up: harem

1. harem
   [n] - living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
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2. Harem
   Ha'rem (hā'rĕm; 277) noun [ Arabic haram , orig., anything forbidden or sacred, from harama to forbid, prohibit.] [ Written also haram and hareem .] 1. The apartments or portion of the house allotted to ...
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3. harem
   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. ... Origin: Ar.haram, orig, anything forbidden of sacred, fr. Harama to forbid, prohibit ... Alternative forms: h...
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4. harem
   hareem noun living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
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5. Harem
   • (n.) The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio. • (n.) The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in Mohammedan families.
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6. harem
   in Muslim countries, the part of a house set apart for the women of the family. The word arm is used collectively to refer to the women themselves. ... [1 related articles]
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7. harem
   harem (hâr'um) [Arabic], term applied to women's apartments in a Muslim household. In the ancient Arab world women enjoyed a certain amount of freedom. However, with the advent of Islam, the veiling and seclusion of women into harems became more common. The most famous harem, that of the su...
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8. Harem
   A harem or hareem (an Arbic word meaning the prohibited) is a term used to signify the women's apartments in a household establishment, forbidden to every man except the husband and near relations. The women of the 19th century harems consisted simply of a wife and her attendants, or there could be ...
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9. Harem
   (genre) `Harem`, , broadly speaking, is a loose subgenre of anime and :wikt:逆|逆ハーレム-->.--> More recent variants include removing the protagonist`s opposing sex to allow for yuri harems and yaoi harems (as with Gakuen Heaven). The term is derived from t...
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10. Harem
    (zoology) The term `harem` is used in zoology to describe the social organization of certain herbivore species, such as those in the Hominidae and Equidae families, into groups of females and young surrounding a single dominant male. Non dominant males may form bachelor groups, or may occasio...
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11. Harem
    `Harem` (Turkish, from Arabic حرم ḥaram `forbidden place; sacrosanct, sanctum`, related to حريم ḥarīm `a sacred inviolable place; female members of the family` and حرام ḥarām, `forbidden; sacred`) refers to the sphere of w...
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12. Harem
    (album) Name = Harem| Type = Album | Artist = Sarah Brightman | Cover = Sarahharem.jpg| Released = Canada: May 13, 2003<br />USA, Japan: May 20, 2003<br />Europe: June 6, 2003<br />UK :September 29, 2003| Recorded = 2003 | Genre = Classical Crossover | Length = 66:06 | Label = Angel ...
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13. Harem
    (film) `Harem` is a 1985 French film starring Nastassja Kinski and Ben Kingsley. Directed by Arthur Joffe, the film was not rated in the U.S., but contained nudity, violence, and profanity. The film also starred Dennis Goldson. External links:
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14. Harem
    (TV series) `Harem` was a Norwegian reality TV series that aired on TV3, hosted by Mia Gundersen. The production company was Strix Televisjon AS. Four women got to choose between 18 men. The men who didn`t get chosen, had to go home. The series was shot in the Maldives. The series premiered o...
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