harem
noun [C] /ˈhɑː.riːm/ /hɑːˈriːm/
/ˈher.əm/ Definition
› especially in the past in some Muslim societies, the wives or other female sexual partners of a man, or the part of a house in which they liveGroups of peopleHome
(Definition of harem noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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