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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 empireplay

2. a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)play

  Familiarity information: NABOB used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NABOB (noun)


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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