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begum

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5 lettersPronunciation /bəˈɡʌm/Part of speech nounSorted begmuStarts with BEnds with M0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan

Word origin

From be- + gum.

Used in a sentence

  • He went to India with his capital, and there, according to a wild legend in our family, he was once seen riding on an elephant, in company with a Baboon; but I think it must have been a Baboo—or a Begum.
  • She was the daughter of an English officer, who having fallen in love with an Indian Begum gave up home, country, and friends, and married her.
  • toxic politics dominated by the bitter infighting of the “battling begums” (the widow and daughter of former presidents, who lead the two main parties).

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