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    Na·bob
    /ˈnāˌbäb/

    noun

    • 1. a Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire. historical
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nabobNabob Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a provincial governor of the Mogul empire in India. 2. : a person of great wealth or prominence. Did you know? In India's Mogul Empire, founded in the 16th century, provincial governors carried the Urdu title of nawāb.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NabobNabob - Wikipedia

    A nabob / ˈ n eɪ b ɒ b / is a conspicuously wealthy man deriving his fortune in the east, especially in India during the 18th century with the privately held East India Company. [1]

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › nabobNABOB Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Nabob definition: any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.. See examples of NABOB used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNABOB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    nabob. The development of the hill as an exclusive neighborhood, as the city's nabobs had hoped, did not begin until the early 1880s. From The Seattle Times. And this is perhaps why the nabobs of technology are going homespun. From Fast Company.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNABOB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    NABOB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of nabob in English. nabob. noun [ C ] old-fashioned uk / ˈneɪ.bɒb / us / ˈneɪ.bɑːb / Add to word list. a rich or powerful person. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Important people and describing important people. actor. August. augustly. baron. be the cat's whiskers idiom. doyen.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nabobNabob - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of nabob. noun. a governor in India during the Mogul empire. synonyms: nawab. see more. noun. a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient) see more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNABOB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    nabob in British English. (ˈneɪbɒb ) noun. 1. informal. a rich, powerful, or important person. 2. (formerly) a European who made a fortune in India. 3. another name for a nawab. Collins English Dictionary.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnabob noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of nabob noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › nabobNabob Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Nabob Definition. A native provincial deputy or governor of the old Mogul Empire in India. A very rich or important man. A person of wealth and prominence. (by extension) A person with a grandiose style or manner.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › nabobnabob - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 21, 2024 · nabob (plural nabobs) An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire. Synonyms: nawab; see also Thesaurus: ruler

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