Purdah
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers
Wordset Dictionary
a state of social isolation
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- sex segregationsolitude
- plural
- Purdahs
- possessive
- Purdah's
- pluralpossessive
- Purdahs'