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Sahib

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Noun

1. sahib

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

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Sahib

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noun
(in India) a form of address or title placed after a man's name or designation, used as a mark of respect

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Sahib

see synonyms of sahib
noun
sir; master
title used in colonial India when speaking to or of a European, and later extended to any male as a sign of respect or formality

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sahib

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n.
1. Used as a form of address for a man in South Asia.
2. A European man in colonial India.
3. A male mountaineer employing Sherpas or porters in the Himalayas.

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