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noun
An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: nawab, overling, provost, ruler
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Someone of great wealth or importance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: mogul, tycoon, magnate, overling, provost, ruler
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person with a grandiose style or manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: man of means, rich man, wealthy man
noun
a governor in India during the Mogul empire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nawab
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: governor
History
In colloquial usage in English since 1612, from a corruption of Hindustani नवाब (navāb) / نواب (navāb, “nawab”), perhaps via Portuguese nababo, from Classical Persian نَوَّاب (nawwāb), from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), the honorific plural of نَائِب (nāʔib, “deputy”).
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
