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Meaning of seraglio

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

seraglio

Pronunciation:/səˈɹæljoʊ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.

  2. The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.

  3. A brothel or place of debauchery.

  4. An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.