zenana noun. [zǝ'nɑ:nǝ] M18.
[Persian & Urdu zanānah, from zan woman.]
1. In the Indian subcontinent: the part of a house in which high-caste women are or were secluded. M18.

2. A light quilted thin fabric used for women's dresses and negligées. E20.

Comb.:
zenana mission: conducted among Hindu women by female Christian missionaries.

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