Nizam
Americannoun
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the title of the ruler of Hyderabad from the beginning of the 18th century to 1950.
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(lowercase) the Turkish regular army or any member of it.
noun
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"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Nizam
1595–1605; Nizam ( def. 1 ) < Urdu Nizām-al-mulk governor of the realm; Nizam ( def. 2 ) < Turkish nizamiye regular army; both < Arabic niẓām order, arrangement
Example Sentences
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Persian was widely spoken under the rule of a Muslim Nizam, or prince.
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The Niloufer café, located in the old quarters of the city, was actually named after the Nizam's Iranian daughter-in-law.
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"Nizam Hosein, I am programmed to destroy, because he is the devil, but the devil I have to do business with," Mr Dyer added.
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Nizam Mamode, a professor of transplant surgery at Guy's and Great Ormond Street Hospitals, until he retired last year before the incident, said IT problems were a major issue.
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"They should get a search warrant for the farm, and allow Nizam to come for 24 to 36 hours. He doesn't want to stay in England; he's just coming to help us."
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