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Noun: sahib  saa'(h)ib or 'saa,(h)ib
  1. Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
    "The old photograph showed Colonel Smith Sahib with his staff"

Derived forms: sahibs

Type of: European

Encyclopedia: Sahib