or ra′ja
- a prince or chief in India
- a Malay or Javanese chief
Origin of rajah
Hindi r?j? from Sanskrit r?jan from r?j, to rule from Indo-European base an unverified form re?-, to put in order from source right, Classical Latin rex, king
A rajah sitting on a throne in a ceremonial gathering under British rule.
The definition of a rajah is a ruler in India or the East Indies.
An example of a rajah is Manvendra Singh Gohil, former prince of India.
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Origin
From Hindustani राजा (rÄjÄ) / راجا (rÄjÄ), from Sanskrit राजनॠ(rÄjan, “king, prince").
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Sentence Examples
- The rajah of Patala at the apex of the Indus delta abandoned his country and fled.
- Its roll of kings extends deep into pre-historic times, but the first rajah capable of indentification flourished about the year 76 A.D.
- Taxila), that of the Paurara rajah (Gr.
- Its condition encouraged the Burmese to depose the rajah, and to make Assam a dependency of Ava.
- In 1832 that portion of the province denominated Upper Assam was formed into an independent native state, and conferred upon Purandhar Singh, the ex-rajah of the country; but the administration of this chief proved unsatisfactory, and in 1838 his principality was reunited with the British dominions.
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