maharaja

ma·ha·ra·ja | \ ˌmä-hə-ˈrä-jə

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, -ˈrä-zhə \

variants: or maharajah

Definition of maharaja

: a Hindu prince ranking above a raja

Examples of maharaja in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 21-year-old maharaja is offering stays in the baby blue Gudliya Suite, with proceeds helping women's charities. — Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, "These Royal Homes Are Opening Their Doors for Travelers to Stay the Night," 18 Dec. 2019 Further discussions culminated in the 1952 Delhi Agreement, a presidential order that extended Indian citizenship to the residents of the state but left the maharaja’s privileges for residents intact. — Washington Post, "Q&A: India’s change to disputed Kashmir’s status," 6 Aug. 2019 Further discussions culminated in the 1952 Delhi Agreement, a presidential order that extended Indian citizenship to the residents of the state but left the maharaja’s privileges for residents intact. — Washington Post, "Q&A: India’s change to disputed Kashmir’s status," 6 Aug. 2019 The Quit Kashmir movement against the maharaja is launched. — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "A timeline of key events that shaped the unique identity of Kashmir within India," 5 Aug. 2019 Further discussions culminated in the 1952 Delhi Agreement, a presidential order that extended Indian citizenship to the residents of the state but left the maharaja’s privileges for residents intact. — Washington Post, "Q&A: India’s change to disputed Kashmir’s status," 6 Aug. 2019 Further discussions culminated in the 1952 Delhi Agreement, a presidential order that extended Indian citizenship to the residents of the state but left the maharaja’s privileges for residents intact. — Washington Post, "Q&A: India’s change to disputed Kashmir’s status," 6 Aug. 2019 Further discussions culminated in the 1952 Delhi Agreement, a presidential order that extended Indian citizenship to the residents of the state but left the maharaja’s privileges for residents intact. — Washington Post, "Q&A: India’s change to disputed Kashmir’s status," 6 Aug. 2019 The maharaja ultimately agreed, reluctantly, to join India, but on the very, very clear condition that Kashmir remain autonomous. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "A Kashmiri Novelist on a State Under Siege," 16 Aug. 2019

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21 Feb 2020

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“Maharaja.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maharaja. Accessed 29 Mar. 2020.

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