Definition of nawab in English:

nawab

noun nʌˈwɑːb

Indian historical

1A native governor during the time of the Mogul empire.
〈印度，史〉（印度莫卧儿帝国时代的）地方行政长官
as title Nawab Haider Beg
海德尔·贝格长官。
Example sentencesExamples
- Under effective British rule since 1757, the nawab dynasties of Bengal, Orissa, and Bihar were united into the single province and ruled from Calcutta.
- Governors of the Mughal empire also took advantage of growing feebleness - the nawabs of Bengal, Oudh and Hyderabad were soon to establish quasi-independent states which owed only nominal allegiance to Delhi.
- The next nawab, his nephew Azim-ud-Daula, had to give up much of his powers and territory and became the first titular Nawab of the Carnatic.
- ‘My father was a nawab of Tonk while my mother was from a khandaani hakeem family,’ he says.
- This right was bestowed on us by emperors, rajas and nawabs (local rulers and influentials in the undivided Indian subcontinent).
- He has published many papers on maharajas and nawabs of India.
- Bengal was absorbed into the Mughul Empire in the 16th century, and Dhaka, the seat of a nawab (the representative of the emperor), gained some importance as a provincial center.
- Equally, as a Governor-General above the political fray, he played a crucial role in persuading maharajahs and nawabs distrustful of the socialist Nehru to accept that they had no choice but to merge their domains into the Indian Union.
- And their power-crazed heads obviously long to wear a crown, which is why they behave like old-style nawabs and potentates.
- The nawab who ruled Junagarh cared more about his dogs than his subjects.
- For the first time in the history of Bangalore's star hotels, you can come and indulge like a nawab and forget that diet till tomorrow.
1. 1.1 A Muslim nobleman or person of high status.
  穆斯林达官贵人
  Example sentencesExamples
  The art form, once performed for nawabs and zamindars, gives way to modern music
  Drive past the Prime Minister's secretariat, the Shariah court, the Supreme Court, the National Assembly and the majestic houses of the nawabs.
  In Lucknow, the Shia auqaf properties are higher in number, their value running in billions of rupees, perhaps due to Lucknow's Shia nawabs ' munificence.
  Lucknowi nawabs were great connoisseurs of food.
  Ghazal singing, earlier an art form restricted to the nawabs and aristocrats, was bought to the people by Begum Akhtar and later popularised by Pankaj Udhas.
  Come evening and the nawabs and the well-heeled would climb atop the terraces of their sprawling ‘deodis’ and let loose their pigeons.
  A Dacca barrister teased him for behaving more like a once-rich Muslim nawab wedded to a fanciful past and visions of lost glory than an educated, middle-class Hindu lawyer.
  Made famous by the Muslim nawabs of Lucknow, those on the receiving end enjoyed courtesy, food, drink and congeniality - all served with an elegant world-class flourish.

Origin

From Urdu nawwāb, variant of Arabic nuwwāb, plural (used as singular) of nā'ib 'deputy'; compare with nabob.

Rhymes

barb, carb, garb, hijab, Punjab, sahib

Definition of nawab in US English:

nawab

noun

Indian historical

1A native governor during the time of the Mogul empire.
〈印度，史〉（印度莫卧儿帝国时代的）地方行政长官
as title Nawab Haider Beg
海德尔·贝格长官。
Example sentencesExamples
- The next nawab, his nephew Azim-ud-Daula, had to give up much of his powers and territory and became the first titular Nawab of the Carnatic.
- Equally, as a Governor-General above the political fray, he played a crucial role in persuading maharajahs and nawabs distrustful of the socialist Nehru to accept that they had no choice but to merge their domains into the Indian Union.
- Governors of the Mughal empire also took advantage of growing feebleness - the nawabs of Bengal, Oudh and Hyderabad were soon to establish quasi-independent states which owed only nominal allegiance to Delhi.
- Under effective British rule since 1757, the nawab dynasties of Bengal, Orissa, and Bihar were united into the single province and ruled from Calcutta.
- ‘My father was a nawab of Tonk while my mother was from a khandaani hakeem family,’ he says.
- This right was bestowed on us by emperors, rajas and nawabs (local rulers and influentials in the undivided Indian subcontinent).
- For the first time in the history of Bangalore's star hotels, you can come and indulge like a nawab and forget that diet till tomorrow.
- And their power-crazed heads obviously long to wear a crown, which is why they behave like old-style nawabs and potentates.
- Bengal was absorbed into the Mughul Empire in the 16th century, and Dhaka, the seat of a nawab (the representative of the emperor), gained some importance as a provincial center.
- The nawab who ruled Junagarh cared more about his dogs than his subjects.
- He has published many papers on maharajas and nawabs of India.
1. 1.1 A Muslim nobleman or person of high status.
  穆斯林达官贵人
  Example sentencesExamples
  Come evening and the nawabs and the well-heeled would climb atop the terraces of their sprawling ‘deodis’ and let loose their pigeons.
  Made famous by the Muslim nawabs of Lucknow, those on the receiving end enjoyed courtesy, food, drink and congeniality - all served with an elegant world-class flourish.
  The art form, once performed for nawabs and zamindars, gives way to modern music
  A Dacca barrister teased him for behaving more like a once-rich Muslim nawab wedded to a fanciful past and visions of lost glory than an educated, middle-class Hindu lawyer.
  Ghazal singing, earlier an art form restricted to the nawabs and aristocrats, was bought to the people by Begum Akhtar and later popularised by Pankaj Udhas.
  Lucknowi nawabs were great connoisseurs of food.
  Drive past the Prime Minister's secretariat, the Shariah court, the Supreme Court, the National Assembly and the majestic houses of the nawabs.
  In Lucknow, the Shia auqaf properties are higher in number, their value running in billions of rupees, perhaps due to Lucknow's Shia nawabs ' munificence.

Origin

From Urdu nawwāb, variant of Arabic nuwwāb, plural (used as singular) of nā'ib ‘deputy’; compare with nabob.

词汇	nawab
释义	Definition of nawab in English: nawab noun nʌˈwɑːb Indian historical 1A native governor during the time of the Mogul empire. 〈印度，史〉（印度莫卧儿帝国时代的）地方行政长官 as title Nawab Haider Beg 海德尔·贝格长官。 Example sentencesExamples Under effective British rule since 1757, the nawab dynasties of Bengal, Orissa, and Bihar were united into the single province and ruled from Calcutta. Governors of the Mughal empire also took advantage of growing feebleness - the nawabs of Bengal, Oudh and Hyderabad were soon to establish quasi-independent states which owed only nominal allegiance to Delhi. The next nawab, his nephew Azim-ud-Daula, had to give up much of his powers and territory and became the first titular Nawab of the Carnatic. ‘My father was a nawab of Tonk while my mother was from a khandaani hakeem family,’ he says. This right was bestowed on us by emperors, rajas and nawabs (local rulers and influentials in the undivided Indian subcontinent). He has published many papers on maharajas and nawabs of India. Bengal was absorbed into the Mughul Empire in the 16th century, and Dhaka, the seat of a nawab (the representative of the emperor), gained some importance as a provincial center. Equally, as a Governor-General above the political fray, he played a crucial role in persuading maharajahs and nawabs distrustful of the socialist Nehru to accept that they had no choice but to merge their domains into the Indian Union. And their power-crazed heads obviously long to wear a crown, which is why they behave like old-style nawabs and potentates. The nawab who ruled Junagarh cared more about his dogs than his subjects. For the first time in the history of Bangalore's star hotels, you can come and indulge like a nawab and forget that diet till tomorrow. 1.1 A Muslim nobleman or person of high status. 穆斯林达官贵人 Example sentencesExamples The art form, once performed for nawabs and zamindars, gives way to modern music Drive past the Prime Minister's secretariat, the Shariah court, the Supreme Court, the National Assembly and the majestic houses of the nawabs. In Lucknow, the Shia auqaf properties are higher in number, their value running in billions of rupees, perhaps due to Lucknow's Shia nawabs ' munificence. Lucknowi nawabs were great connoisseurs of food. Ghazal singing, earlier an art form restricted to the nawabs and aristocrats, was bought to the people by Begum Akhtar and later popularised by Pankaj Udhas. Come evening and the nawabs and the well-heeled would climb atop the terraces of their sprawling ‘deodis’ and let loose their pigeons. A Dacca barrister teased him for behaving more like a once-rich Muslim nawab wedded to a fanciful past and visions of lost glory than an educated, middle-class Hindu lawyer. Made famous by the Muslim nawabs of Lucknow, those on the receiving end enjoyed courtesy, food, drink and congeniality - all served with an elegant world-class flourish. Origin From Urdu nawwāb, variant of Arabic nuwwāb, plural (used as singular) of nā'ib 'deputy'; compare with nabob. Rhymes barb, carb, garb, hijab, Punjab, sahib Definition of nawab in US English: nawab noun Indian historical 1A native governor during the time of the Mogul empire. 〈印度，史〉（印度莫卧儿帝国时代的）地方行政长官 as title Nawab Haider Beg 海德尔·贝格长官。 Example sentencesExamples The next nawab, his nephew Azim-ud-Daula, had to give up much of his powers and territory and became the first titular Nawab of the Carnatic. Equally, as a Governor-General above the political fray, he played a crucial role in persuading maharajahs and nawabs distrustful of the socialist Nehru to accept that they had no choice but to merge their domains into the Indian Union. Governors of the Mughal empire also took advantage of growing feebleness - the nawabs of Bengal, Oudh and Hyderabad were soon to establish quasi-independent states which owed only nominal allegiance to Delhi. Under effective British rule since 1757, the nawab dynasties of Bengal, Orissa, and Bihar were united into the single province and ruled from Calcutta. ‘My father was a nawab of Tonk while my mother was from a khandaani hakeem family,’ he says. This right was bestowed on us by emperors, rajas and nawabs (local rulers and influentials in the undivided Indian subcontinent). For the first time in the history of Bangalore's star hotels, you can come and indulge like a nawab and forget that diet till tomorrow. And their power-crazed heads obviously long to wear a crown, which is why they behave like old-style nawabs and potentates. Bengal was absorbed into the Mughul Empire in the 16th century, and Dhaka, the seat of a nawab (the representative of the emperor), gained some importance as a provincial center. The nawab who ruled Junagarh cared more about his dogs than his subjects. He has published many papers on maharajas and nawabs of India. 1.1 A Muslim nobleman or person of high status. 穆斯林达官贵人 Example sentencesExamples Come evening and the nawabs and the well-heeled would climb atop the terraces of their sprawling ‘deodis’ and let loose their pigeons. Made famous by the Muslim nawabs of Lucknow, those on the receiving end enjoyed courtesy, food, drink and congeniality - all served with an elegant world-class flourish. The art form, once performed for nawabs and zamindars, gives way to modern music A Dacca barrister teased him for behaving more like a once-rich Muslim nawab wedded to a fanciful past and visions of lost glory than an educated, middle-class Hindu lawyer. Ghazal singing, earlier an art form restricted to the nawabs and aristocrats, was bought to the people by Begum Akhtar and later popularised by Pankaj Udhas. Lucknowi nawabs were great connoisseurs of food. Drive past the Prime Minister's secretariat, the Shariah court, the Supreme Court, the National Assembly and the majestic houses of the nawabs. In Lucknow, the Shia auqaf properties are higher in number, their value running in billions of rupees, perhaps due to Lucknow's Shia nawabs ' munificence. Origin From Urdu nawwāb, variant of Arabic nuwwāb, plural (used as singular) of nā'ib ‘deputy’; compare with nabob.
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