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ambans

ambans is the plural of amban.

Meaning of amban

Noun

amban (plural ambans or ambasa)

  1. (historical) A Chinese official under the Qing Dynasty, especially the ranking official or provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule.
    • Regarding the scene before him with the calmness of a stoic, sits the grey-bearded old Ambân in his chair of state, quietly smoking a long pipe, while beside him kneel his weeping daughters, all conscious of their coming fate.1869, George W. Hayward, “Journey from Leh to Yarkand and Kashgar”, in Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, volume XL

Questions about ambans

What is ambans the plural of?
Ambans is the plural of amban.

Words near ambans in the dictionary

  1. ambals
  2. amban
  3. Ambangonan
  4. Ambani
  5. Ambanis
  6. ambans
  7. ambar
  8. ambaree
  9. ambarees
  10. ambarella
  11. ambarellas

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