"anderun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anderuns [plural], anderoon [alternative]
Etymology: From Persian اندرون (andarun, “interior; women's apartment”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|اندرون||interior; women's apartment|tr=andarun}} Persian اندرون (andarun, “interior; women's apartment”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} anderun (plural anderuns)
  1. (historical) The harem of the royal household of the shah of Persia. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-anderun-en-noun-YlrCx1yc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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