Nabob: [NAY-bob]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Hindi, 17th
century
1. A very wealthy and
powerful person
2. Historically, a
European who made their fortune in India or another Eastern country
Examples used in a sentence:
1. He was such a nabob
that he was invited to every fundraiser and charity event in town.
2. In the 1800s, a
man could leave England as a pauper and return after a few years in India as a
celebrated nabob.
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