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[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- In the Ottoman Empire and Turkey: a room or chamber; specifically (now historical) (a) the barracks of the janissaries; (b) a room in a harem; (also, in extended use) the women in a harem collectively.


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Origin:
early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Purchas. From Turkish oda room, chamber, (also) janissary barracks (now historical), probably from Old Turkish ōd fire




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