selamlik
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of selamlik
First recorded in 1890–95, selamlik is from the Turkish word selamlιk
Example Sentences
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The hall of banquets comes so, between them, and the hall is two stories tall, and across the top of that, from the selamlik to the harem, runs that little secret passage.
From The Palace of Darkened Windows by Frederick, Edmund
"It runs above the hall of banquets and into the selamlik," whispered the Viennese.
From The Palace of Darkened Windows by Frederick, Edmund
They were going parallel with the river, although a little way back from the water wall, and in the direction of the men's part of the palace, the selamlik.
From The Fortieth Door by Bradley, Mary Hastings
A minute afterwards we were ensconced in the drawing-room of the "selamlik."
From French and Oriental Love in a Harem by Avril, Paul
To Michael the Omdeh's selamlik seemed like a foretaste of paradise.
From There was a King in Egypt by Lorimer, Norma
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