Maratha
pronunciation
How to pronounce Maratha in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Maratha in American English:
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Word Origin
- Maratha
- state in southwestern India, also in reference to the Scytho-Dravidian race living there, 1763 (Mharatta), from Marathi Maratha, corresponding to Sanskrit Maharastrah, literally "great country," from maha- "great" (from PIE root *meg- "great;" see magnate) + rastra "kingdom," from raj "to rule" (see rajah).
Example
- 1. After britain conquered bengal step by step , by conquering the feudal states such as mysore , and maratha until the conquest of the pindari in 1818 , britain gradually established a system of subsidiary alliances , which built up the supreme dominant status on the states .