English Dictionary

nawab

/nəˈwɑːb/

noun

(historical) 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.

The nawab was known for his extravagant lifestyle.

意味（1）

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

Colonel Altamont, the Nawaub of Lucknow’s prime favourite, an extraordinary man, who had, it was said, embraced Mahometanism, and undergone a thousand wild and perilous adventures was at present in this country, trying to negotiate with the Begum Clavering, the sale of the Nawaub’s celebrated nose-ring diamond, ‘the light of the Dewan.’

意味（2）

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura.