harem, hareem, seraglio, serail
(noun) living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Source: WordNet® 3.1
harem (plural harems)
The private part of an Arab household, traditionally forbidden to male strangers.[1841]
A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.
A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals, sea lions, baboons, and elephant seals.[2006]
(uncountable) A genre of anime and manga in which a man is the love interest of three or more women.
• Hamer, Hamre, Maher, Mehra, Rhame, herma
Source: Wiktionary
Ha"rem, n.Etym: [Ar.haram, orig., anything forbidden of sacred, fr. harama to forbid, prohibit.] Etym: [Written also haram and hareem.]
1. The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in Mohammedan families.
2. The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 June 2025
(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; āan estimable young professorā; ātrains ran with admirable precisionā; āhis taste was impeccable, his health admirableā
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
