[zuh-nah-nuh] 
| 1. | the part of the house in which the women and girls of a family are secluded. |
| 2. | its occupants collectively. |
| za·na·na (zə-nä'nə) n. Variant of zenana. |
| ze·na·na also za·na·na (zə-nä'nə) n. The part of a house in Asian countries such as India and Pakistan reserved for the women of the household. [Hindi zenāna, from Persian, from zan, woman; see gwen- in Indo-European roots.] |
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