Meaning

1 senses
  1. A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.

    Maharadscha

    махара́джаmaxarádža, магара́джаmagarádža

    a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Like many of today’s billionaires, Maharajas of old Colonial India liked to show off their wealth — by buying extravagant cars.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
a Hindu prince ranking above a raja:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a Hindu prince ranking above a raja:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: maharajas

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja:maharajah

See also

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