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NABOB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nabob mean?
• NABOB (noun)
The noun NABOB has 2 senses:
1. a governor in India during the Mogul empire
2. a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
Familiarity information: NABOB used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A governor in India during the Mogul empire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
nabob; nawab
Hypernyms ("nabob" is a kind of...):
governor (the head of a state government)
Domain region:
Bharat; India; Republic of India (a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("nabob" is a kind of...):
man of means; rich man; wealthy man (a man who is wealthy)
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