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ze·nana (ze nä′nə)

noun

in India and Iran, the part of the house reserved for women

Etymology: Hindi zanāna < Pers < zan, woman, akin to Gr gynē, woman: see gyno-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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