seraglio A seraglio refers to the apartments or rooms where a group of Turkish Muslim women live together, especially if they are a man's wives and concubines. In other words, a seraglio is a harem. Thanks to Mozart's opera The Abduction from the Seraglio, this word will always retain a slot in English â despite its being merely an Italian loan from an originally Turkish word meaning Muslim women's quarters..
Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as  Washington ,  the District , or simply  D.C. , is the capital of the United States.he centers of all three branches of the federal government of the United States are in the District, including the Congress, President, and Supreme Court. Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, which are primarily situated on or around the National Mall.
The capital of the United States, is Washington DC, is not located within a state. The D.C. part of it's name stands for District of Colombia. A district is an area smaller than a state, but too big to be a city. The flag for Washington D.C. is actually taken from President George Washington's â¦.