Maratha noun & adjective. [mǝ'ratǝ] Also Mahratta. M18.
[Marathi Marāhā, Hindi Marhaā from Sanskrit Māhārara great kingdom. Cf. MAHARASHTRI.]
Chiefly Hist.
A. noun. A member of the princely and military classes of the former Hindu kingdom of Maharashtra in central India (now the modern Indian State of Maharashtra). M18.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the Marathas. M18.

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