n.
Variant: also Mah · rat · ta
Pronunciation: m ə - ' rä-t ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Marathi Mar ā ṭ h ā & Hindi Marha ṭ ṭ ā , from Sanskrit Mah ā r ā ș ṭ ra Maharashtra
Date: 1748
: a member of a people of the south central part of the subcontinent of India