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noun
A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura (possibly a subgenus of genus Charaxes).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a governor in India during the Mogul empire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nabob
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: governor
History
From Hindi नवाब (navāb)/Urdu نواب (navāb), from Persian نوّاب (navvâb), ultimately from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), plural of نَائِب (nāʔib, “naib”).
Across languages
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