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na·bob (nā′bäb′)

noun

  1. a native provincial deputy or governor of the old Mogul Empire in India
  2. a very rich or important man

Etymology: Urdu nawwāb < Ar nuwwāb, pl. of nā'ib, deputy, viceroy

nabob Related Forms
na′·bob′·ish adjective

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