Harem Definition

hârəm, hăr-
harems
noun
harems
That part of a Muslim household in which the women live; seraglio.
Webster's New World
The wives, concubines, women servants, etc. occupying a harem.
Webster's New World
A group of women who are sexual partners of the same man.
American Heritage
A number of female animals, as of fur seals, who mate and lodge with one male.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Harem

Noun

Singular:
harem
Plural:
harems

Origin of Harem

  • From Turkish harem, from Arabic حرم (ḥaram, “something prohibited; sanctuary, women”); and later also from حريم (ḥarīm) with same meaning, both from حرم (ḥaruma, “be forbidden or unlawful”). (Eng. usg. 1623)

    From Wiktionary

  • Turkish from Arabic ḥarīm forbidden place from ḥarama to prohibit x̣rm in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Harem Sentence Examples

  • She wondered again whether or not he had a harem elsewhere.

  • He did not press the pursuit far, although the great king's camp with his harem fell into his hands.

  • A more dangerous piece of magnificence was the harem.

  • The Propylaea served as the residence of the Turkish commandant and the Erechtheum as his harem.

  • The leaders of his armies, his harem with their bruised faces and arms, and his guards stared at her with increasing intensity.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAR

Words Ending With

MEMREM

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With H and Ending With M

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