PURDAH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does purdah mean? 

• PURDAH (noun)
  The noun PURDAH has 3 senses:

1. a state of social isolation

2. the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded

3. a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers

  Familiarity information: PURDAH used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PURDAH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of social isolation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

purdah; solitude

Hypernyms ("purdah" is a kind of...):

isolation (a state of separation between persons or groups)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

purdah; sex segregation

Hypernyms ("purdah" is a kind of...):

segregation; separatism (a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("purdah" is a kind of...):

screen (partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space)