Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
nabob .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.
- noun A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
deputy ruler orviceroy inIndia . - noun A title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a governor in India during the Mogul empire
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Examples
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But the one that earned him immense recognition and the title 'nawab' was "Bhaktha Ramadass".
The Hindu - Home CHITRA SWAMINATHAN 2010
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"But darling, the 'nawab' is already treating her with a fabulous valentine gift in Europe on the day, he even gifted her a charter plane and top of that even featured in the recent worst disasters of their acting careers 'Tashan' and 'Kurbaan'.
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"But darling, the 'nawab' is already treating her with a fabulous valentine gift in Europe on the day, he even gifted her a charter plane and top of that even featured in the recent worst disasters of their acting careers 'Tashan' and 'Kurbaan'.
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But surrounded as they are by works they collected and commissioned, both nawab and expatriate come across as actively engaged with and curious about each other's cultures.
Where East Met West To Wondrous Effect Lee Lawrence 2011
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He was also the second leader, or nawab, of Awadh, a breakaway principality from the Mughal empire.
New Delhi 2009
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He who had once negotiated with the nawab of Bengal to build a trading station on the banks of the Hoogly and traded horses and sugar in Persia and on the Malay archipelago; he who lost cargoes and gambled on trades now was building fifty Anglican churches.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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He who had once negotiated with the nawab of Bengal to build a trading station on the banks of the Hoogly and traded horses and sugar in Persia and on the Malay archipelago; he who lost cargoes and gambled on trades now was building fifty Anglican churches.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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He who had once negotiated with the nawab of Bengal to build a trading station on the banks of the Hoogly and traded horses and sugar in Persia and on the Malay archipelago; he who lost cargoes and gambled on trades now was building fifty Anglican churches.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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In theory, I knew nabob was from nawab, but they occur in such different contexts and are pronounced so differently it's hard to keep it in my head.
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I came across a reference to the Nawab of Oudh, wondered what exactly a nawab was, and thought "this is exactly the sort of thing Hobson-Jobson specializes in."
hernesheir commented on the word nawab
Ruzuzu, I wonder if Wm. Safire considered this word before he coined "nattering nabobs"? If he did, he chose the better term in my opinion.
December 16, 2010