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Maharaja

//ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.

    "I speak from a very intimate knowledge of their ways and habits after having spent a very happy twenty years amongst them with friends in every degree, from the Maharaja himself to some of the humblest coolies."

  2. 2
    a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.

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