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Maratha definition

Ma·ra·tha (mə rä′tə)

noun

a member of a people of Maharashtra state in W India

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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