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Nawab

/nəˈwɑːb/

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

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noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura.

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