[ney-roo, ne-roo] 
| 1. | Ja⋅wa⋅har⋅lal [juh-wah-her-lahl] , 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi). |
| 2. | his father, Mo⋅ti⋅lal [moh-ti-lahl] , 1861–1931, Indian lawyer and statesman. |
| 3. | indicating a man's close-fitting jacket or coat with long sleeves, a Mandarin-type collar, and front buttons to the neckline, as usually worn by J. Nehru. |
| 4. | indicating a man's suit consisting of such a jacket and very narrow trousers. |
| Neh·ru (nā'rōō) Indian nationalist politician who was an associate of Mahatma Gandhi and an influential leader in the years leading to India's independence. His son Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), also greatly involved in the movement for self-governance, was the political heir to Gandhi and the first prime minister of independent India (1947-1964). |
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