Maratha

(mə rä′tə)

noun

a member of a people of Maharashtra state in W India

Origin: Marathi Maraṭhā < Sans Mahārāṣṭra, lit., great country < mahā-, great (see magni-) + rāṣṭra, kingdom < rāj, to rule: see rajah

See Maratha in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Mah·rat·ta

noun pl. Maratha or Ma·ra·thas also Mahratta or Mah·rat·tas

A member of a Hindu people inhabiting Maharashtra in west-central India.

Origin:

Origin: Marathi Marāṭhā

Origin: , from Sanskrit Mahārāṣṭraḥ, Maharashtra

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