noun
also mah·rat·ta məˈräd.ə, -rad.ə ; or mah·rat·ti -d.ē
( plural maratha or marathas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Hindi Marhaṭā, Marhaṭṭā & Marathi Marāṭhā, from Sanskrit Mahārāṣṭra, from mahat great + rāṣṭra kingdom; akin to Sanskrit rājan king — more at much , raja
1. : a Scytho-Dravidian people of the south central part of the subcontinent of India
2. : a member of the Maratha people