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
Demolishing the myth of the happy male lion ruling a pride with a harem of females, "Queer Planet" explains that most male lions will actually spend the majority of their lives with each other.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 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
The palace also contained his private household, or harem.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
I’m not sure what a harem is, so I know the compound can’t be that.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing harem
"The Metamorphosis," Vocabulary from the graphic novel
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Before We Were Free
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"The Lowest Animal," Vocabulary from the essay
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