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

The broad terrace on which they stood was flanked by the graceful buildings of the zenana.

From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis

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

Woman in Burmah also is comparatively free, neither the zenana nor the veil prevailing there.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby

The English women considered it possible to bring health, hope, and legal aid to the women of the zenana, through women doctors, women missionaries, and women lawyers.

From The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey by Schirmacher, Kaethe