We don't have polygamy in Japan, dear.
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Polygamy
//pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mi//
Synonyms for "polygamy" (21 found)
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Related words (10)
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6 entriesTranslations
69 translations across 42 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πολυγαμία noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Arabic
1 entries- تَعَدُّدُ الأَزْوَاج noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Belarusian
2 entries- мнагашлю́бнасць noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- паліга́мія noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Bulgarian
1 entries- полигамия noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Catalan
2 entries- poligàmia noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- poligàmia noun (botany: the condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 一夫多妻 noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- 多配偶制 noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Czech
1 entries- polygamie noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Dutch
3 entries- polygamie noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- polygamie noun (zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate)
- polygamie noun (botany: the condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers)
Esperanto
2 entries- pluredzeco noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- poligamio noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Estonian
1 entries- polügaamia noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Finnish
4 entries- moniavioisuus noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- polygamia noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- polygamia noun (zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate)
- polygamia noun (botany: the condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers)
French
1 entries- polygamie noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Georgian
2 entries- მრავალქორწინება noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- პოლიგამია noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
German
3 entries- Mehrehe noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- Polygamie noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- Vielehe noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Greek
1 entries- πολυγαμία noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Gujarati
1 entries- બહુપતિત્વ noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Hebrew
1 entries- פוליגמיה noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Hindi
3 entries- बहुविवाह noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- बहुसंगमन noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- बहुसंगमन noun (zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate)
Hungarian
2 entries- poligámia noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- többnejűség noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Indonesian
2 entries- pernikahan jamak noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- poligami noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Irish
2 entries- ilphósadh noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- polagamas noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Italian
1 entries- poligamia noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Japanese
3 entries- ポリガミー noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- 多婚性 noun (zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate)
- 複婚 noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Javanese
1 entries- wayuh noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Lithuanian
1 entries- poligamija noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Macedonian
2 entries- многубра́чност noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- полигамија noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Manx
1 entries- yl-phoosey noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Māori
1 entries- moe punarau noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Persian
2 entries- تعدد زوجات noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- چندهمسری noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Polish
2 entries- poligamia noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- poligamia noun (zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate)
Portuguese
1 entries- poligamia noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Romanian
1 entries- poligamie noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Russian
2 entries- многобра́чие noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- полигами́я noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- iol-phòsadh noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- ioma-phòsadh noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- iomnuachadh noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- poligàmija noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Slovak
1 entries- polygamia noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Spanish
1 entries- poligamia noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Swedish
2 entries- månggifte noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- polygami noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Tagalog
1 entries- poligamiya noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Turkish
1 entries- çokeşlilik noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Ukrainian
2 entries- багатошлю́бність noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
- поліга́мія noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Welsh
1 entries- amlbriodas noun (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
We all live, at any rate for a time, and the majority of us always, in polygamy. Consequently, as each man needs many women, nothing is more just than to let him, nay, make it incumbent upon him to provide for many women. By this means woman will be brought back to her proper and natural place as a subordinate being.
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The Mormons have outlawed polygamy, but some adherents still practice it.
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Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem.
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