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maharaja en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ (US)
• /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒɑ/ (US)
• /ˌmɑ.həˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ (US)
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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.

Meanings

1. A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
   • Benny: Hey, T.C., what's a maharaja? Top Cat: What's a what? Benny: A maharaja. Top Cat: Oh, do I look like Daniel Webster? I didn't write no dictionary. 1961 October 4, “The Maharajah of Pookajee” (2:33 from the start), in Top Cat, season 1, episode 2:
   • I speak from a very intimate knowledge of their ways and habits after having spent a very happy twenty years amongst them with friends in every degree, from the Maharaja himself to some of the humblest coolies. 1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, pages 7–8:

Forms

Coordinates

maharani

Translations (46)

sa महाराज (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ur مہاراجہ (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ms maharaja (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · sv maharadja (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · es marajá (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · fr maharaja (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · da maharaja (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · es maharajá (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ta மகாராஜா (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ar مَاهَارَاجَا (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · km មហារាជ (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · el μαχαραγιάς (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · pl maharadża (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ga maharáiseá (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · mr महाराजा (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · mr महाराज (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · nl maharadja (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · hu maharadzsa (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · id kaisar (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · hi महाराज (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · fr maharadja (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · bn মহারাজা (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ja マハーラージャ (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · it maragià (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · cmn 大君 (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ro maharajah (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · pi mahārāja (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ja マハラジャ (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ko 마하라자 (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · yi מאַהאַראַדזשאַ (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · th มหาราชา (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · pa ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · de Maharadscha (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ta மஹாராஜா (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ru магара́джа (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · cs mahárádža (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · ru махара́джа (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · pt marajá (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · tr mihrace (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · fi maharadja (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · id raja besar (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · hi महाराजा (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · id maharaja (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · mn махранз (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · fi maharadža (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) · fa مهاراجه (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja)