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Definition of Zenana

Zenana
Zenana e*na"na, n. [Hind. zen[=a]na, zan[=a]na, fr. Per. zan[=a]na, fr. zan woman; akin to E. queen.] The part of a dwelling appropriated to women. [India]

Meaning of Zenana from wikipedia

- Zenana (Persian: زنانه, "of the women" or "pertaining to women"; Urdu: زنانہ; Bengali: জেনানা; Hindi: ज़नाना) is the part of a house belonging to a Muslim...
- The zenana missions were outreach programmes established in British India with the aim of converting women to Christianity. From the mid 19th century,...
- has the same meaning as the Turkish word seraglio and the Persian word zenana. It is also similar to the Sanskrit word anthapura, meaning ‘the inner apartment’...
- The Church of England Zenana Missionary Society (CEZMS; founded 1880), also known as the Church of England Zenana Mission, was a British Anglican missionary...
- commonly known as 'Jodha bai' . This Mahal is the largest complex of the zenana (palace for women belonging to the royal household). It is a masterpiece...
- the Jaleb Chowk, another to the Man Singh Palace and the third one to the Zenana Deorhi on the south. Lion gate The Lion Gate, the premier gate, was once...
- the class of women ****igned to protect the emperor and inhabitants of the zenana. Because the women of the Mughal court lived sequestered under purdah, the...
- sandstone, it is on the edge of the City Palace, Jaipur, and extends to the Zenana, or women's chambers. Hawa Mahal is known as the “palace of winds“. Maharaja...
- orphanages, hospitals, and churches, and spread the gospel message in zenanas. "World's largest religion by po****tion is still Christianity". Pew Research...
- andaruni (Persian: اندرونی; meaning inside), and in the Indian subcontinent as zenana (Urdu: زنانہ). Although the institution has experienced a sharp decline...