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1. (n.) zenana
the part of the house in which the women and girls of a family are secluded.
2. zenana
its occupants collectively.
Etymology: (1755–65; < Hindi < Pers zanāna, female, of women, adj. der. of zan woman, c. Skt jani; see quean)
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1. (noun) zenana
the part of a dwelling appropriated to women
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1. zenana
in India the part of a house reserved for the women among Hindu families of good caste, and to which only since 1860 Christian women missionaries have been admitted, and a freer intercourse established.
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