zenana

/zəˈnɑːnə/

IPA: /Z IY1 N AE1 N AH0/

noun

1
A harem on the Indian subcontinent; a part of the house reserved for high-caste women; a system of segregating women into harems.
2
An effeminate or crossdressing male in northern India or Pakistan. (Also spelled zanána.)

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