Nawab
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nəˈwɑːb/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nawab is a noun meaning Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura (possibly a subgenus of genus Charaxes).
Meaning
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura (possibly a subgenus of genus Charaxes).
More Meanings
- (historical) A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.
Example Sentences
The nawabs of Bhopal, Ranput, Murshidabad, and Dhaka, along with the nizam of Hyderabad, all affirmed that the sultan has misled Muslims with his “erroneous” call to jihad and insisted that Indian Muslims had a duty to support Great Britain.
Colonel Altamont, the Nawaub of Lucknow’s prime favourite, an extraordinary man, who had, it was said, embraced Mahometanism, and undergone a thousand wild and perilous adventures was at present in this country, trying to negotiate with the Begum Clavering, the sale of the Nawaub’s celebrated nose-ring diamond, ‘the light of the Dewan.’
Word Forms
- nawabs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vizier, wazir, congress, deputy, mps, vice.
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