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Meanings of
nabob
in English
Catalan
nabab
Spanish
nabab
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A governor in India during the Mogul empire.
nawab
Catalan
nabab
Usage of
nabob
in English
1
It was not until five o'clock that the
nabob
entered the fort.
2
He was a
nabob
,
and he knew the power of his wealth.
3
Up in Copperhead Camp I was a
nabob
,
here I'm a nobody.
4
They are going to be huge, gushes the
nabob
of gob himself.
5
The very offer of the
nabob
showed him that the latter was alarmed.
6
With my pension I shall be a
nabob
in Six Stars.
7
I lost this bracelet at the house of the rich
nabob
,
Alfred Sassoon.
8
The old
nabob
's
heart leaped up in a welcome relief at this command.
9
But he was simply astounded when his
nabob
relative quietly said:
10
Pardon me, my dear Marston, you live with the comfort of a
nabob
.
11
Why with five hundred dollars he probably feels as rich as a
nabob
.
12
Now, he properly has the custody of the dead
nabob
's
will.
13
At last the husband said, What think you of the
nabob
?
14
Have I a
nabob
uncle turned up anywhere, do you think?
15
What words, what notes of exclamation can describe the
nabob
's
astonishment?
16
Anstruther was prompt! said the neatly tricked
nabob
,
when Hawke translated:
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nabob
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
old nabob
wicked nabob
american nabob
poor nabob
add the nabob
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Translations for
nabob
Catalan
nabab
Spanish
nabab
nawab
Nabob
through the time
Nabob
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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