Associations to the word «Sahib»

Wiktionary

SAHIB, noun. Formerly, a term of respect for a white European in colonial India

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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