American English pronunciation
How to pronounce harem
IPA transcription: ['hɛɹəm]
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Noun
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living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Usage examples
- Harems also facilitate socialized behavior such as grooming and cooperative defense of territory.
- Koosharem is also the closest town to the famous Fish Lake.
- Most harem women who were slaves were never formally married to the sultans.
- European depiction of the harem was almost perpetually dependent on the Oriental myth.
- Jenny is enrolled into the Messiah's harem while Paul is thrown in a cell.