[ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004