zenana
noun
the part of the house in which the women and girls of a family are secluded.
zanana
-
a variation of
zenana.
Example Sentences
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They had learned to tell the difference between the sonic signatures of the aircraft that fly overhead, making up names, onomatopoeia for the noises they make, like zanana and waziza, for the buzzing drones.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2018
The Hiran Minâr was connected with the zanana by a covered way, so that the ladies might assist at these spectacles and enjoy the cool breezes from the lake.
From A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood by E. B. Havell
The house which is named after him was originally enclosed within the precincts of the imperial zanana, and a covered way connected it with Jodh Bai's palace.
From A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood by E. B. Havell
Though on a much smaller scale, it is of the same type as Akbar's splendid palace in the Agra Fort, and was evidently intended for one of the highest rank in the imperial zanana.
From A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood by E. B. Havell
There is a legend that Akbar here played hide-and-seek with the ladies of the zanana.
From A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood by E. B. Havell
