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Meaning of nawab

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

nawab

Pronunciation:/nəˈwɑːb/

noun

Definitions

  1. A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.

  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura.