Meaning

1 senses
  1. (South Asia, uncountable)Reign; rule.

More definitions
  • British dominion over India (1757-1947)

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Raj is a man.

    ruРадж - мужчина.

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  2. During the British Raj, some bureaucrats were prejudiced against Indian industrialists.

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Origin

Borrowed from Hindi राज (rāj), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Doublet of rex

Borrowed from Hindi राज (rāj), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Doublet of rex, rich, and others.

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Word family

1 related words
Derivedjungle raj

See also

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