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nawab
[ nuh-wob, -wawb ]
noun
- an honorary title conferred upon Muslims of distinction in India and Pakistan.
nawab
/ nəˈwɑːb /
noun
- (formerly) a Muslim ruling prince or powerful landowner in India Also callednabob
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nawab1
1750–60; < Urdu nawwāb < Arabic nuwwāb, plural of nā'ib deputy, viceroy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nawab1
C18: from Hindi nawwāb, from Arabic nuwwāb, plural of na'ib viceroy, governor
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Example Sentences
Following the nawab he traversed many corridors and chambers and ultimately reached an apartment in which Chumru was seated.
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On its overthrow by Akbar in 1572, it was annexed to the Mogul empire and governed by a Nawab.
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General Raper was the officer in political charge of the Nawab of Moorshedabad, then a boy of some ten years old.
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Early next morning (June 23, 1757) the Nawab's army moved out and took order for battle.
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A heavy storm wetted the powder of the Nawab's artillery, and reduced its fire to insignificance.
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