hareem

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A form of harem — The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounhareem (plural hareems)

plural hareems

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of harem.

    But every day after dinner, for an hour, we were all together, and then the Favourite and the rest of the Royal Hareem competed who should most beguile the leisure of the Serene Haroun reposing from the cares of State […]

    1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House

Synonyms & antonyms

nounliving quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household

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APA

hareem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hareem

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hareem,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hareem.

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