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