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- noun Plural form of
harem .
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Examples
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Of course, he can't afford to keep them locked up in harems, so he puts them to work in the fields, where they can produce enough to support themselves and their children.
Archive 2004-02-15 Steve Sailer 2004
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Of course, he can't afford to keep them locked up in harems, so he puts them to work in the fields, where they can produce enough to support themselves and their children.
Africa, AIDS, and multiple concurrent relationships Steve Sailer 2004
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Its injurious effect may be broadly shown in the Oriental nations, where the female in curtained harems is confined most exclusively to sex-functions and denied most fully the exercise of race-functions.
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It is stated that the monkey market at Constantinople, which for hundreds of years has supplied the baboons found in Turkish harems, has closed down.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 12, 1916 Various 1898
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The women certainly are not slaves or locked up in harems, but they don’t talk much to men outside their family.
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Polygamous husbands settling in Britain with multiple wives can claim extra benefits for their "harems" even though bigamy is a crime in the UK, it has emerged.
Moslems cashing in on benefits for 4 wives. FIDO The Dog 2009
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This is what leads to the phenomenon of "harems" of females in some cultures which are the ultimate expression of male dominance.
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This strategy worked well for the birds because strong males were necessary to support "harems" of females.
SEEDMAGAZINE.COM 2009
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Zebra's are highly socialable, and often live in groups, known as "harems".
Fashion World of SL 2008
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Zebra's are highly socialable, and often live in groups, known as "harems".
Fashion World of SL 2008
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