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purdah

DEFINITIONS OF: purdah

1

n a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers

Type of:
screen
partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space

n the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded

Synonyms:
sex segregation
Type of:
segregation, separatism
a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

n a state of social isolation

Synonyms:
solitude
Type of:
isolation
a state of separation between persons or groups
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