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ZENANA (Persian zanana)

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 967 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ZENANA (See also:Persian zanana) , the apartments of an Eastern See also:house in which the See also:women of the See also:family are secluded (see See also:HAREM). This is a See also:Mahommedan See also:custom, which has been introduced into See also:India and has spread amongst the See also:Hindus. The zenana See also:missions are missions to See also:Indian women in their own homes.

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