MARATHA


Meaning of MARATHA in English

[ mə'rα:tə , -'ratə ]

(also Mahratta )

■ noun a member of the princely and military castes of the former Hindu kingdom of Maharashtra in central India.

Origin

via Hindi from Sanskrit Mahārāṛṭra 'great kingdom'.

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