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Nujeeb

Nujeeb noun: a kind of half-disciplined infantry soldier under some of the native governments; also at one time a kind of militia under the British, receiving this honorary title as being gentlemen volunteers.

Noun

Nujeeb (plural Nujeebs)

  1. (India, historical) A kind of half-disciplined infantry soldier under some of the native governments; also at one time a kind of militia under the British, receiving this honorary title as being gentlemen volunteers.

Forms of Nujeeb

pluralNujeebs
alternative formNezib
alternative formNujib

Origin of Nujeeb

From Hindi [Term?], from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb, “noble”).

Questions about Nujeeb

What does Nujeeb mean?
Nujeeb means a kind of half-disciplined infantry soldier under some of the native governments; also at one time a kind of militia under the British, receiving this honorary title as being gentlemen volunteers.
What part of speech is Nujeeb?
Nujeeb is a noun.
What is the plural of Nujeeb?
The plural of Nujeeb is Nujeebs.

Words near Nujeeb in the dictionary

  1. nuissance
  2. nuit blanche
  3. Nuits
  4. NUJ
  5. nujazz
  6. Nujeeb
  7. Nujeebs
  8. Nujiang
  9. Nujib
  10. Nujibs
  11. nuk

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