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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 na·bob /ˈneˌbɑb/
 太守;富翁;大財主

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Na·bob n.
 1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
 2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. “A bilious old nabob.”
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 nabob
      n 1: a governor in India during the Mogual empire [syn: nawab]
      2: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the
         Orient)