Nizam

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nɪˈzɑːm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ni zäm′, -zam′, nī-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ni•zam  (ni zäm′, -zam′, nī-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the title of the ruler of Hyderabad from the beginning of the 18th century to 1950.
  2. (l.c.) the Turkish regular army or any member of it.
  • Arabic niẓām order, arrangement
  • Turkish nizamiye regular army; both
  • Urdu Nizām-al-mulk governor of the realm; (def. 2)
  • (def. 1) 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Nizam / nɪˈzɑːm/
  1. the title of the ruler of Hyderabad, India, from 1724 to 1948
'Nizam' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Nizam al-Mulk - nizamate

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