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anderun

anderun noun: the harem of the royal household of the shah of Persia.

Noun

anderun (plural anderuns)

  1. (historical) The harem of the royal household of the shah of Persia.
    • For instance, one day she arranged for me to sneak into the palace anderun, not for our nighttime frolic, but in the afternoon, […]2010, Gary Jennings, The Journeyer
    • The anderun, the secluded space, where the Shah's female relatives lived, represented the powerful role of women within the patrimonial structure of the Qajar household and the influence they exercised on the crown prince and his education.2015, Moritz Deutschmann, Iran and Russian Imperialism

Forms of anderun

pluralanderuns
alternative formanderoon

Origin of anderun

From Persian اندرون (andarun, “interior; women's apartment”).

Questions about anderun

What does anderun mean?
Anderun means the harem of the royal household of the shah of Persia.
What part of speech is anderun?
Anderun is a noun.
What is the plural of anderun?
The plural of anderun is anderuns.

Words near anderun in the dictionary

  1. Andersson
  2. Anderssons
  3. Anderston
  4. Anderton
  5. Anderton with Marbury
  6. anderun
  7. anderuns
  8. Andes
  9. Andes Mountains
  10. andesine
  11. andesines

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