Bordello and Harem

Bordello

Bordello noun - A building in which prostitutes are available.

Usage example: the cabdriver offered to show me what he claimed was the fanciest bordello in town

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Harem and bordello are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harem" instead a noun "Bordello".

Harem noun - Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household.

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Bordello and harem are semantically related. You can use "Bordello" instead a noun "Harem".

special	special bordello	special harem
huge	huge bordello	huge harem

Depending on the setting, this could be an Arabian Nights-style harem, a bordello, or a girls' locker room, but it will be a private place containing several young women, usually in some state of undress.

Source: Crashing Through the Harem
Sometimes, the young male protagonist may hide out in the harem, bordello, or girls' locker/shower room in order to escape whoever's chasing him, often dressed in drag, posing as a chaperone/eunuch/locker room guard, or disappearing into a locker, curtained-off room, or in a vent.

Source: Crashing Through the Harem

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