zenana

or za·na·na

[ zuh-nah-nuh ]

/ zəˈnɑ nə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR zenana ON THESAURUS.COM

noun (in India)

the part of the house in which the women and girls of a family are secluded.

its occupants collectively.

Origin of zenana

1755–65; <Hindi <Persian zanāna, female, pertaining to women, adj. derivative of zan woman; cognate with Sanskrit jani woman, wife, Greek gynḗ, OCS žena,Old English cwēn woman, wife; see queen

Words nearby zenana

zemiroth, Zemlinsky, zemstvo, Zemzem, Zen, zenana, Zen Buddhism, Zend, Zend-Avesta, zendo, zener diode

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Example sentences from the Web for zenana

There seemed no hope, and they said, some day, I should be sent to the nabob's zenana--wretches!
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty
I know the way into the zenana by the broken wall,' he said, 'and I will go and stab the Nawab in his sleep; who will know of it?
A Noble Queen (Volume I of 3)|Philip Meadows Taylor
Well may every friend of India pray earnestly that Zenana Missions may be crowned with success.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877|James Kennedy
They waited patiently, until they saw the lights in the zenana windows extinguished.
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty

Of course the word at once recalls the harem, the zenana, but nothing of that kind would do.
Modern marriage and how to bear it|Maud Churton Braby

British Dictionary definitions for zenana

zenana

/ (zɛˈnɑːnə) /

noun

(in the East, esp in Muslim and Hindu homes) part of a house reserved for the women and girls of a household

Word Origin for zenana

C18: from Hindi zanāna, from Persian, from zan woman

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	zenana
释义	zenana or za·na·na [ zuh-nah-nuh ] / zəˈnɑ nə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR zenana ON THESAURUS.COM noun (in India) the part of the house in which the women and girls of a family are secluded. its occupants collectively. Origin of zenana 1755–65; <Hindi <Persian zanāna, female, pertaining to women, adj. derivative of zan woman; cognate with Sanskrit jani woman, wife, Greek gynḗ, OCS žena,Old English cwēn woman, wife; see queen Words nearby zenana zemiroth, Zemlinsky, zemstvo, Zemzem, Zen, zenana, Zen Buddhism, Zend, Zend-Avesta, zendo, zener diode Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for zenana There seemed no hope, and they said, some day, I should be sent to the nabob's zenana--wretches! With Clive in India\|G. A. Henty I know the way into the zenana by the broken wall,' he said, 'and I will go and stab the Nawab in his sleep; who will know of it? A Noble Queen (Volume I of 3)\|Philip Meadows Taylor Well may every friend of India pray earnestly that Zenana Missions may be crowned with success. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877\|James Kennedy They waited patiently, until they saw the lights in the zenana windows extinguished. With Clive in India\|G. A. Henty Of course the word at once recalls the harem, the zenana, but nothing of that kind would do. Modern marriage and how to bear it\|Maud Churton Braby British Dictionary definitions for zenana zenana / (zɛˈnɑːnə) / noun (in the East, esp in Muslim and Hindu homes) part of a house reserved for the women and girls of a household Word Origin for zenana C18: from Hindi zanāna, from Persian, from zan woman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to zenana serail, purdah, concubines, serai
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zenana

or za·na·na

noun (in India)

Origin of zenana

Words nearby zenana

Example sentences from the Web for zenana

British Dictionary definitions for zenana

noun

Word Origin for zenana

Words related to zenana