Etymology

maharaja

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Today it means: A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor. Full definition →

Hindi महाराजा
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromमहाराजा
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromमहाराजा
  3. English todaymaharaja

Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.

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