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Nabob
A nabob is an Anglo-Indian term for a conspicuously wealthy man who made his fortune in the Orient, especially in the Indian subcontinent. It also refers to an East India Company servant who had become wealthy through corrupt trade and other practices.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The East India Company and public opinion – Nabobs )〕 ''Nabob'' literally means "deputy governor" or "viceroy" in the Mughal Empire rule of India. This title was later adopted by British vassals in India, such as Bengal, Oudh, and Arcot.〔Related Information – Did you know?.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=nawab, English nabob )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nabob )〕 ==Etymology==
The word is either a borrowing directly from Hindustani ''nawāb''/''navāb''/''nabāb'' (via Persian from Arabic ''nuwwāb''), encountered during British colonial rule in India, or indirectly via Portuguese ''nababo''. The Portuguese ''nababo'' is a possibility because the Portuguese developed a presence in India before the British.〔〔 The word entered colloquial usage in England from 1612. Native Europeans used "nabob" to refer to those who returned from India after having made a fortune there.〔〔〔〔
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