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 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
This part of the zanana forms the east, or river side, of the Anguri Bagh, or Grape Garden.
From A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood by E. B. Havell
The fathers not infrequently adopted the Hindoo pantheon along with the zanana.
From Life of William Carey by George Smith
On the right and left of the throne are chambers with perforated marble windows, through which the ladies of the zanana could view the proceedings.
From A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood by E. B. Havell
