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Noun: purdah  pur-du
  1. A state of social isolation
    - solitude
     
  2. The traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded
    - sex segregation
     
  3. A screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers

Derived forms: purdahs

Type of: isolation, screen, segregation, separatism

Encyclopedia: Purdah

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