serraglio — meaning in English

English meaning

• menagerie noun A collection of wild or exotic animals kept for display, especially historically by wealthy owners as a private forerunner to the modern zoo.
• seraglio noun A sultan's palace.

Senses

serraglio is used for these senses in English:

• menagerie A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
• seraglio A palace of a sultan.

menagerie — full definition

1. noun A collection of wild or exotic animals kept for display, especially historically by wealthy owners as a private forerunner to the modern zoo.
2. noun A varied, mixed group of people or things.

seraglio — full definition

1. noun A sultan's palace.
2. noun (historical) The palace of the Ottoman sultan in Constantinople.
3. noun A wealthy person's home, known for extravagant or immoral living.
4. noun (historical) The private rooms where the wives and concubines of a Turkish Muslim household lived, apart from the rest of the house.

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