harem
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Mumtaz Begum, a Muslim, had lived in the harem of its Hindu king, Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar III.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025
I've never met anyone who had a family member in a harem, but I don't think it's exactly what people think.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2024
Then it’s right back to knights in white satin and the realization that men’s gauze harem pants were once an instrument of liberation.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023
Women in the harem were ranked according to a strict hierarchy in which they could advance based on talent and length of service.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The Palace of Sargon II above Nineveh covered 25 acres and included more than 200 rooms and courtyards, including a brilliantly painted throne room, harem, service quarters, and guard room.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
Vocabulary lists containing harem
"The Metamorphosis," Vocabulary from the graphic novel
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