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SERAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does serail mean?
• SERAIL (noun)
The noun SERAIL has 1 sense:
1. living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Familiarity information: SERAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hareem; harem; seraglio; serail
Hypernyms ("serail" is a kind of...):
living quarters; quarters (housing available for people to live in)
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