selamlik
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of selamlik
First recorded in 1890–95, selamlik is from the Turkish word selamlιk
Example Sentences
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"The selamlik is a short wing and looks into the court."
From The Palace of Darkened Windows by Edmund Frederick
I would suggest, Countess Strahni, that you go with this girl at once into the selamlik.
From The Secret Witness by George Gibbs
The building was in two parts, entirely separating the selamlik from the haremlik.
From It Happened in Egypt by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
He found Marishka and Yeva hand in hand at the door to the selamlik staring in consternation at the door of the black grille.
From The Secret Witness by George Gibbs
The harem is not the whole palace, and even in the modern East the selamlik, or public part of the house, is very differently arranged from the rooms set apart for the women.
From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Sir Walter Armstrong
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