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MEMSAHIB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does memsahib mean?
• MEMSAHIB (noun)
The noun MEMSAHIB has 1 sense:
1. a woman sahib
Familiarity information: MEMSAHIB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woman sahib
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("memsahib" is a kind of...):
sahib (formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name)
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