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Meaning of nizam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
nɪˈzɑːm

Definitions

  1. The hereditary sovereign of Hyderabad, a former state of India.
    historical
  2. The Turkish regular army; a soldier in the Turkish army.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Français nizam
हिन्दी निज़ाम
Kurdî nizam nîzam

Examples

“The nawabs of Bhopal, Ranput, Murshidabad, and Dhaka, along with the nizam of Hyderabad, all affirmed that the sultan has misled Muslims with his “erroneous” call to jihad and insisted that Indian Muslims had a duty to support Great Britain.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Nizam-e-Mustafa Nizamabad Nizamaluco nizamate nizamoffite Nizar

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