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raja

noun

Definition of rajanext
as in prince

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Recent Examples of raja The crunchy encasing pairs perfectly with the melty cheese and various fillings inside, including cheese, tinga, potato and chorizo, and raja (strips of peppers and onions). — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026 Only the wealthiest resided in the inner city, made up the raja’s court, and decided the fate of the kingdom’s people—yet never ventured outside the sixty-foot-tall iron gate to mingle or empathize. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025 This was the beginning of her lifelong love affair with horses, which led her to work as a groom for an Indian raja, or prince, to excel as a competitive horsewoman and to teach innumerable students the joy of riding. — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2018 The debate over the sabda raja, as the sultan’s proclamations are known, has exposed fault lines within an otherwise sleepy university town and has led to citywide soul-searching about what the future holds for fast-developing Yogyakarta. — Jon Emont, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raja
  1. prince
  2. baron
  3. nawab
  4. duke
  5. earl
  6. sheikh
  7. baronet
  8. marquess
Noun
  • Fictional princes fill pop culture, from heroic leaders in science fiction empires to charming ones in modern takes on classic fairy tales.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
  • At the same summit, Iran’s president met the crown prince of Abu Dhabi.
    — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of prince
Noun
  • In 1921, an English baron worried that future wars would be fought by someone in an office pushing a button.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In that one, Klaus Kinski’s rubber baron attempted to drag a boat over a mountain.
    — Film Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of baron
Noun
  • The unidentified sitter, meanwhile, is believed to be a wife of a nawab, or an Indian prince.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026
  • The manuscript was acquired by Asaf-ud-Daula, nawab of Awadh, and was presented to King George III in 1798.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of nawab
Noun
  • The duke, who moved back to Britain last month after six years overseas, is no stranger to talking in front of rolling cameras.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Marshall detailed his own involvement in the skydiving event to celebrate his 100th birthday, and the duke was motivated to try it out himself.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of duke
Noun
  • Burnard and O’Shaughnessy point out that, whereas Britain regularly sent nobles to govern the Caribbean colonies—and dukes and earls to Ireland—the men appointed to administer the thirteen colonies more often lacked titles and were paid less.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • While this is partly because her father is an earl, the other part of her background honors the fact that her mother was a housemaid.
    — Patricia A. Matthew, Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of earl
Noun
  • But for now, at least, a couple of velvet ropes remain beyond the sheikh’s reach.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The saga began when one of Picasso’s daughters, Maya Widmaier-Picasso, supposedly sold the Walter bust, for roughly $42 million, to a representative of the Qatari sheikh Jassim bin Abdulaziz al-Thani.
    — William D. Cohan, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of sheikh
Noun
  • Connie is married to a baronet, Clifford, who has been made impotent by a war wound, and Mellors is the gamekeeper on Clifford’s estate, Wragby.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The baronet wanders around his castle numb on heroin, reeling from his spectacular flameout as CEO of Lumi and the recent loss of his seat in Parliament.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of baronet
Noun
  • The marquess, however, decided not to buy the painting, which belongs to a private collection and, before now, has only ever been on public display once.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The agreement with the marquess allows Kays to take up to 25,000 tons of granite off the island by 2050.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of marquess

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