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Keywords: Nawab, Mogul, Empire, Wealthy, Governor
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A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
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One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth.
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A derivation of 'nawab' used to describe high-ranking, wealthy Englishmen who returned from India with a large fortune acquired there.
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(H. nawab) Anglicized version of nawab in the eighteenth century used particularly to refer to Britons who had returned home enriched.
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a governor in India during the Mogual empire
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a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
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an official or governor in the Mogul empire
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A European who has enriched himself in the East
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