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 District of Columbia was founded, and made the capital of the US July 16, 1790. In 1783 Congress decided to create a new capital apart from any state, and in 1787 the framers of the Constitution provided for a capital district. The U.S. capital was originally Philadelphia.