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nawab meaning in Tamil

மாகாண ஆட்சியாளர்

/nəˈwɑːb/

nawab in Tamil: மாகாண ஆட்சியாளர், பெருமகன், செல்வச் சீமான். In English, nawab means a Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.

Tamil words for nawab

மாகாண ஆட்சியாளர், பெருமகன், செல்வச் சீமான்

English meaning of nawab

  1. noun A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.
  2. noun Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura (possibly a subgenus of genus Charaxes).

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Questions about nawab in Tamil

What is the meaning of nawab in Tamil?
Nawab in Tamil is மாகாண ஆட்சியாளர், பெருமகன், செல்வச் சீமான்.
nawab என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Nawab: மாகாண ஆட்சியாளர், பெருமகன், செல்வச் சீமான்.
What does nawab mean in English?
Nawab means a Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: nawab (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: nawab (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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