Meanings
nounharemlik (plural haremliks)
plural haremliks
- A harem.
Byron, who mocked the institution of the haremlik in Don Juan, saw little to distinguish the horrors of Muslim treatment of women from those of the Christian moral centaurdom of marriage.
2014, Gilbert Bonifas, Martine Monacelli, Southern Horrors: Northern Visions of the Mediterranean World, page 8
Origin
- Turkishharemlik
- Englishharemlik
Borrowed from Turkish haremlik
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APA
haremlik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haremlik
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“haremlik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haremlik. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haremlik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haremlik.
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