nawab
Americannoun
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Also a viceroy or deputy governor under the former Mogul empire in India.
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an honorary title conferred upon Muslims of distinction in India and Pakistan.
noun
Etymology
Origin of nawab
1750–60; < Urdu nawwāb < Arabic nuwwāb, plural of nā'ib deputy, viceroy
Example Sentences
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India no longer has royals and Awadh, once a princely state ruled by semi-autonomous Muslim nawabs, now exists only as a historical region in central Uttar Pradesh.
From BBC
The story goes that the mutton galouti kebabs that have defined the city amongst visitors were created to feed an ageing nawab who had lost his teeth.
From BBC
Mr Khan the nawab, who has switched party allegiance several times over the years, accuses the rival clan of exploiting public office to enrich itself by grabbing land from the rural poor.
From Economist
The dish, it's said, originated with the nawabs of Lucknow, "who'd lost their teeth but not their desire to eat meat," he wrote.
From New York Times
On the outbreak of the Mutiny in May 1857, the nawab of Farukhnagar, the principal feudatory of the district, rose in rebellion.
From Project Gutenberg
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