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seraglio

se·ra·glio [ sə rállyō, sə rlyō ] (plural se·ra·glios)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. islam 
Same as  harem (sense 1) (sense 2)


2. palace: a Turkish palace, especially the Ottoman sultan's palace at Istanbul

[Late 16th century. < Italian serraglio, alteration of Turkish saray "palace" < Persian sarāī "inn"]
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