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  Seraglio \Se*ragl"io\, n. [It. serraglio, originally, an
     inclosure of palisades, afterwards also, a palace, seraglio
     (by confusion with Per. ser[=a]["i]a a palace, an entirely
     different word), fr. serrare to shut, fr. LL. serra a bar for
     fastening doors, L. sera. See Serry, Series.]
     1. An inclosure; a place of separation. [Obs.]
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              I went to the Ghetto, where the Jews dwell as in a
              suburb, by themselves. I passed by the piazza Judea,
              where their seraglio begins.          --Evelyn.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The palace of the Grand Seignior, or Turkish sultan, at
        Constantinople, inhabited by the sultan himself, and all
        the officers and dependents of his court. In it are also
        kept the females of the harem.
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     3. A harem; a place for keeping wives or concubines;
        sometimes, loosely, a place of licentious pleasure; a
        house of debauchery.
        [1913 Webster]

  Seraglio \Se*ragl"io\, n. [It. serraglio, originally, an
     inclosure of palisades, afterwards also, a palace, seraglio
     (by confusion with Per. ser[=a]["i]a a palace, an entirely
     different word), fr. serrare to shut, fr. LL. serra a bar for
     fastening doors, L. sera. See Serry, Series.]
     1. An inclosure; a place of separation. [Obs.]
  
              I went to the Ghetto, where the Jews dwell as in a
              suburb, by themselves. I passed by the piazza Judea,
              where their seraglio begins.          --Evelyn.
  
     2. The palace of the Grand Seignior, or Turkish sultan, at
        Constantinople, inhabited by the sultan himself, and all
        the officers and dependents of his court. In it are also
        kept the females of the harem.
  
     3. A harem; a place for keeping wives or concubines;
        sometimes, loosely, a place of licentious pleasure; a
        house of debauchery.

  seraglio
       n : living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female
           relatives in a Muslim household [syn: harem, hareem,
           serail]

  seraglio
     n.
     1 A palace of a sultan.
     2 # The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
     3 (lb en by figurative extension) A profligate or decadent residence
  of a rich person.
     4 The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines
  (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.
     5 A brothel or place of debauchery.
     6 An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.

  seraglio
     n.
     1 A palace of a sultan.
     2 # The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
     3 (lb en by figurative extension) A profligate or decadent residence
  of a rich person.
     4 The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines
  (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.
     5 A brothel or place of debauchery.
     6 An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.

  seraglio
     n.
     1 A palace of a sultan.
     2 # The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
     3 (lb en by figurative extension) A profligate or decadent residence
  of a rich person.
     4 The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines
  (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.
     5 A brothel or place of debauchery.
     6 An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.

  seraglio
     n.
     1 A palace of a sultan.
     2 # The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
     3 (lb en by figurative extension) A profligate or decadent residence
  of a rich person.
     4 The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines
  (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.
     5 A brothel or place of debauchery.
     6 An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.

  Seraglio /səɹˈaɡlɪˌəʊ/
  حرم النساء

  seraglio //səˈɹæljoʊ// //səˈɹæɡliːoʊ// 
  сарай, харем
  palace

  seraglio /səɹˈaɡlɪˌəʊ/
  sultánův palác

  seraglio /səɹˈaɡlɪˌəʊ/ 
  harém

  seraglio /səɹˈaɡlɪˌəʊ/
  Serail 
   see: 'The Elopement from the Harem'
  

  seraglio /səɹˈaɡlɪˌəʊ/
  
  σαράι, σεράι

  seraglio //səˈɹæljoʊ// //səˈɹæɡliːoʊ// 
  後宮
  palace

  seraglio //səˈɹæljoʊ// //səˈɹæɡliːoʊ// 
  seralj
  palace

  seraglio /səɹˈaɡlɪˌəʊ/
  1. saray
  2. harem dairesi. the Seraglio Topkapı Sarayı.

   (C)  (回教国家的) 后宫,土耳其皇宫

     n. 后宫;妻妾所居之处