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mem-sahib — European woman in India … English contemporary dictionary
Mem-sahib — … Useful english dictionary
mem|sa|hib — «MEHM SAH ihb», noun. a term of respect for a European woman in colonial India, used by native servants: »Throughout most of the tropics it was below the dignity of the sahib, and especially the memsahib, to do physical labor (Harper s). ╂[Anglo… … Useful english dictionary
mem — com·mem; com·mem·o·ra·ble; com·mem·o·rate; com·mem·o·ra·tion; com·mem·o·ra·tor; com·mem·o·ra·to·ry; de·mem·bra·tion; dis·mem·ber·ment; mem·ber; mem·bered; mem·ber·less; mem·ber·ship; mem·brac·i·dae; mem·bral; mem·bra·na; mem·bra·na·ceous;… … English syllables
SAHIB — (i. e. master), used in India when addressing a European gentleman; Mem Sahib to a lady … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
memsahib — mem·sahib … English syllables
memsahib — mem|sahib [ˈmemˌsa:b US ˌsa:hıb, ˌsa:b] n old fashioned a European woman used in India … Dictionary of contemporary English
memsahib — mem sa hib, mem sahib mem sa hib(m[e^]m s[aum] [i^]b), n. [Hind. mem s[=a]hib; mem (fr. E. ma am) + Ar. [,c][=a]hib master. See {Sahib}.] Lady; mistress; used by Hindustani speaking natives in India in addressing European women. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meena Kumari — For the Indian sport shooter, see Meena Kumari (sport shooter). Meena Kumari Meena Kumari … Wikipedia
memsahib — /ˈmɛmsaɪb/ (say memsahib), / sahɪb/ (say sahhib) noun Indian English 1. (a term of respectful address to a European woman, especially a married woman.) 2. (a form of address used by people of low social status to a high ranking Indian woman.) 3.… …
