Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used formerly as a title for rulers of Hyderabad, India.
- noun The Turkish army, especially in the 1800s.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Tho hereditary title of the rulers of Hyderabad, India, derived from Asaf Jah, the founder of the dynasty, who had been appointed by the Mogul emperor as Nizam-ul-Mulk (Regulator of the State), and subahdar of the Deccan in 1713, but who ultimately became independent.
- noun sing, and plural A soldier or the soldiers of the Turkish regular army.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719.
- noun A regular soldier of the Turkish army. See
army organization , above.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He installed an authority figure called the Nizam ul Mulk there, who emerged as the ruler of the southern Indian province of Hyderabad later.
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He installed an authority figure called the Nizam ul Mulk there, who emerged as the ruler of the southern Indian province of Hyderabad later.
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The Nizam was a Muslim, but he had no love for his coreligionist, the Tippoo, and the men of Hyderabad's army fought fiercely.
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The code is the common law of Islam, known as Nizam, and there is an appeal to the High
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All the troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula and fifty per cent. of the troops on the Asiatic side were Nizam, that is to say, regular first line troops.
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The Nizam is a Sunni Mahomedan, but most of his subjects are Hindus, and of the Mahomedans some of the most influential are Shias.
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A military surrender in Swat was legitimized by the national assembly when they passed the Taliban law called Nizam-e-Adl.
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The National Assembly (NA, lower house of the parliament) of Pakistan approved the Islamic sharia law regulation, which is called Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009, with majority within two hours on April 13 without any debate.
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Other groups, such as Nizam-i Alem are involved with the Ergenekon gang.
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The ruler, known as the "Nizam," administered the government in the name of the Mogul, but in reality he was independent, and a true Eastern despot.
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