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seraglio

American  
[si-ral-yoh, -rahl-] / sɪˈræl yoʊ, -ˈrɑl- /

noun

plural

seraglios

  1. the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.

  2. a Turkish palace, especially of the sultan.

seraglio British  
/ -ˈreɪl, səˈraɪ, -ˈraɪl, sɛˈrɑːlɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. the harem of a Muslim house or palace

  2. a sultan's palace, esp in the former Turkish empire

  3. the wives and concubines of a Muslim

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Etymology

Origin of seraglio

1575–85; < Italian serraglio < Persian sarāy palace; sense development in Italian perhaps influenced by serrare to lock up

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