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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 147 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NABOB , a corruption of the See also:

Hindostani See also:nawab, originally used for native rulers. In the 18th See also:century, when See also:Clive's victories made See also:Indian terms See also:familiar in See also:England, it began to be applied to Anglo-See also:Indians who returned with fortunes from the See also:East.

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