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nabob
(encz) | nabob,boháč z Orientu Zdeněk Brož |
Nabob
(gcide) | 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.
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2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense
riches: hence, any man of great wealth. "A bilious old
nabob." --Macaulay.
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nabob
(wn) | nabob
n 1: a governor in India during the Mogul empire [syn: nawab,
nabob]
2: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the
Orient) |
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Nabob
(gcide) | 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.
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