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Definition of: nabob
(nā′bob) noun
1. A European who has become rich in India; hence, any rich man.
2. A nawab, viceroy, or governor in India under the old Mogul empire. [<Hind. nawwāb <Arabic nuwwab, plural of nā'ib a deputy]
—na′bob·er·y noun
—na′bob·ish adjective
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