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
At each end of the mosque there is a set of five rooms for the mullahs who conducted the service; above them are galleries for the ladies of the zanana.
From A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood by E. B. Havell
The style of the whole palace is much less ornate than the other zanana buildings, but it is always dignified and in excellent taste.
From A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood by E. B. Havell
Another private passage led from the Hawa Mahal to the zanana garden opposite, and, probably, from thence right down to the tower known as the Hiran Minâr.
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
