Usually means: Nobleman in Mughal Empire India.
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  1. nawab: Merriam-Webster
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  6. Nawab, nawab: Wordnik
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  8. nawab: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. nawab: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  11. Nawab, nawab: Dictionary.com
  12. Nawab: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Nawab: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. nawab: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. nawab: Rhymezone
  16. Nawab: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. nawab: FreeDictionary.org
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Definitions from Wiktionary (nawab)

▸ noun:  (historical) A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.
▸ noun:  Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura (possibly a subgenus of genus Charaxes).

Similar:
nawaab, nawaub, wali, nawaubship, nabob, nayab, muqta, perwanna, soubadar, perwaunah, more...

Opposite:
commoner, peasant, plebeian

Phrases:
Nawab Malik, Hiba Nawab, Nawab of Awadh, Nawab of Pataudi, Nawab Kapur Singh, more...

Adjectives:
new, late, young, old, last, present, titular, local, deceased, proclaimed, former

Colors:
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Similar:
nawaab, nawaub, wali, nawaubship, nabob, nayab, muqta, perwanna, soubadar, perwaunah, more...

Opposite:
commoner, peasant, plebeian

Phrases:
Nawab Malik, Hiba Nawab, Nawab of Awadh, Nawab of Pataudi, Nawab Kapur Singh, Chand Nawab, Nawab Bai, Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi, Huma Nawab, Nawab of Dhaka, Nawab of Junagarh, more...

Adjectives:
new, late, young, old, last, present, titular, local, deceased, proclaimed, former

Colors:
    emerald,     ruby,     sapphire,     gold,     silver, more...



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