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Tipu Sahib

American  
[tip-oo sah-ib, -eeb] / ˈtɪp u ˈsɑ ɪb, -ib /
Or Tippoo Sahib

noun

  1. 1750–99, sultan of Mysore 1782–99.

Tipu Sahib British  
/ ˈtɪpuː ˈsɑːɪb /

noun

  1. ?1750–99, sultan of Mysore (1782–99): killed fighting the British

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Tipu Sahib, his treatment of his French employes, i.

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