SAHIB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sahib" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sahib"):

memsahib (a woman sahib)

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