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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions harem noun  The private part of an Arab household. In traditional Arab culture, this part of the household was forbidden to male strangers. A group of women, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household. A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals, sea lions, sea elephants. Translations:  Dutch: harem , vrouwenverblijf French: harem German: Harem Italian: harem Spanish: harén Etymology: From Turkish Turkish, harem, from Arabic (ARchar, Ù) (áaram) "something prohibited; sanctuary, women"; and later also from (ARchar, ÙÙ) (áarÄm) with same meaning, both from (ARchar, Ù) (áaruma) "be forbidden or unlawful". (Eng. usg. 1623)        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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