nawab

[ nuh-wob, -wawb ]

/ nəˈwɒb, -ˈwɔb /

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noun

Also nabob. a viceroy or deputy governor under the former Mogul empire in India.

an honorary title conferred upon Muslims of distinction in India and Pakistan.

nabob (def. 2).

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Origin of nawab

1750–60; <Urdu nawwāb<Arabic nuwwāb, plural of nā'ib deputy, viceroy

Words nearby nawab

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How to use nawab in a sentence

Following the nawab he traversed many corridors and chambers and ultimately reached an apartment in which Chumru was seated.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
On its overthrow by Akbar in 1572, it was annexed to the Mogul empire and governed by a Nawab.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
General Raper was the officer in political charge of the Nawab of Moorshedabad, then a boy of some ten years old.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
Early next morning (June 23, 1757) the Nawab's army moved out and took order for battle.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

A heavy storm wetted the powder of the Nawab's artillery, and reduced its fire to insignificance.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

British Dictionary definitions for nawab

nawab

/ (nəˈwɑːb) /

noun

(formerly) a Muslim ruling prince or powerful landowner in IndiaAlso called: nabob

Word Origin for nawab

C18: from Hindi nawwāb, from Arabic nuwwāb, plural of na'ib viceroy, governor

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