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na·wab [ˈnəwɑ:b] N

1. nawab HISTORY (Muslim title):

nawab
Nawab m

2. nawab HISTORY (sb who returned from India to Europe with a fortune):

nawab
Nabob m

3. nawab fig sl (person of conspicuous wealth/high social status):

nawab
Nabob m

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The family also benefited by another feature of nawab's revenue policy of encouragement to the formation of big zamindaries.
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The nawab nominally owed fealty to the nizam, but in many respects acted independently.
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After experiencing its height in the 1970s, the genre descended to being a mere stereotypical and kitschy representation complete a "kotha" of a courtesan or a nawab stricken with poverty.
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