"maharaja" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ [US], /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒɑ/ [US], /ˌmɑ.həˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-maharaja.wav Forms: maharajas [plural], maharajah [alternative], maharana [alternative], maharanah [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|sa}}, {{bor+|en|hi|महाराजा}} Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), {{etydate/the|1698}} 1698, {{etydate|1698}} First attested in 1698 Head templates: {{en-noun}} maharaja (plural maharajas)
  1. A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor. Categories (topical): Heads of state, Monarchy, People Categories (place): India Coordinate_terms: maharani Translations (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja): مَاهَارَاجَا (māhārājā) [masculine] (Arabic), মহারাজা (moharaja) (Bengali), 大君 (dàjūn) (Chinese Mandarin), mahárádža [masculine] (Czech), maharaja [common-gender] (Danish), maharadja [masculine] (Dutch), maharadža (Finnish), maharadja (Finnish), maharadja [masculine] (French), maharaja [masculine] (French), Maharadscha [masculine] (German), μαχαραγιάς (macharagiás) [masculine] (Greek), महा राजा (mahā rājā) [masculine] (Hindi), महाराजा (mahārājā) [masculine] (Hindi), महाराज (mahārāj) [masculine] (Hindi), maharadzsa (Hungarian), maharaja (Indonesian), kaisar (Indonesian), raja besar (Indonesian), maharáiseá [masculine] (Irish), maragià [masculine] (Italian), マハラジャ (maharaja) (Japanese), マハーラージャ (mahārāja) (Japanese), មហារាជ (mĕəʼhaariəc) (Khmer), 마하라자 (maharaja) (Korean), maharaja (Malay), महाराजा (mahārājā) [masculine] (Marathi), महाराज (mahārāj) [masculine] (Marathi), махранз (maxranz) (Mongolian), mahārāja [masculine] (Pali), مهاراجه (mahârâje) (Persian), maharadża [masculine] (Polish), marajá [masculine] (Portuguese), ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ (mahārājā) (Punjabi), maharajah [masculine] (Romanian), махара́джа (maxarádža) [masculine] (Russian), магара́джа (magarádža) [masculine] (Russian), महाराज (mahārāja) (Sanskrit), maharajá [masculine] (Spanish), marajá [masculine] (Spanish), maharadja [common-gender] (Swedish), มหาราชา (má-hǎa-raa-chaa) (Thai), mihrace (Turkish), مہاراجہ (mahārāja) [masculine] (Urdu), מאַהאַראַדזשאַ (maharadzha) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
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      "word": "មហារាជ"
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
      "word": "마하라자"
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      "word": "महाराजा"
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
      "word": "махранз"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
      "word": "مهاراجه"
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
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      "word": "maharadża"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
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      "word": "marajá"
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      "code": "pa",
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      "roman": "mahārājā",
      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
      "word": "ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ"
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "maharajah"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "maxarádža",
      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
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      "word": "махара́джа"
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "магара́джа"
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      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
      "word": "महाराज"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
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      "word": "maharadja"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
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      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
      "word": "มหาราชา"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
      "word": "mihrace"
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      "code": "ur",
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      "word": "مہاراجہ"
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "maharadzha",
      "sense": "a Hindu prince ranking above a raja",
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      "word": "מאַהאַראַדזשאַ"
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  "word": "maharaja"
}

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