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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: nabob (0.00889 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to nabob.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nabob
nabob
n 1: a governor in India during the Mogual empire [syn:
nawab]
2: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the
Orient)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nabob
Nabob
\Na"bob\ (n[=a]"b[o^]b), n. [Hind. naw[=a]b, from Ar.
naw[=a]b, pl. of n[=a]["i]b a vicegerent, governor. Cf
Nawab.]
1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of
the ancient Mogul empire.
[1913 Webster]
2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense
riches: hence, any man of great wealth.
“A bilious old
nabob.” --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
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