the title of the ruler of Hyderabad from the beginning of the 18th century to 1950.
(lowercase) the Turkish regular army or any member of it.
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
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The search has moved south to where the two divers were found, Mersing maritime chief Khairul Nizam Misran said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022
“It’s amazing,” said Fatima Nizam, a medical evaluator from Toronto and one of the 600 workers on the vaccination force at Javits.
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2021
Prof Nizam Mamode is chairman of the chapter of surgeons, at the British Transplantation Society.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2019
“If we stick together, we can do this,” Hussein tells Nizam, with whom he’s travelled since Turkey.
From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2015
The Nizam then gave his consent, and the battalions were informed that hesitation would expose them to the penalties of treason.
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 by Various
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