zenana
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The buzzing sound of UAVs has been ubiquitous in Gaza since 2006, and drones are called zenana, an Arabic word referring to the sound using the slang term for a nagging wife.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2024
In India various attempts have been made by societies, missionary and other, as well as by private individuals, to improve the lot of the zenana women.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
The zenana is that portion of the palace which only the rajah and his wives may enter.
From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by M?r J?kai
Their chief motive was to secure an opportunity of conferring with the women in the zenana, a privilege not granted the male lawyer.
From The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey by Kaethe Schirmacher
Born within the precincts of an ill-ventilated zenana, and cooped up in the cage of an uncongenial cell, she is destined to breathe her last in that unwholesome retreat.
From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Shib Chunder Bose
