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The behaviour of a nabob (generally disparaging).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- 2001, Archie Baron, An Indian Affair, London: Channel 4 Books, Chapter 7, p. 169, Respecting Indian ways and mastering Indian politics, intrigues and all, may have been the key to his success and the Company’s survival in the subcontinent. But to many in Britain this reeked of Oriental despotism and ‘un-British’ nabobery.
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A building frequented by nabobs or characteristic of a nabob.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Very wealthy people collectively (generally disparaging).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elite, upper crust
Antonyms: none provided
