nawab
/nəˈwɑːb/ noun C2- A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura (possibly a subgenus of genus Charaxes).
Plural nawabs
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