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Gaekwad

Gaekwad noun: any member of a Maratha clan that formed a part of the Maratha Confederacy and later ruled the princely state of Baroda in western India from the early 18th century until 1947.

Noun

Gaekwad (plural Gaekwads)

  1. Any member of a Maratha clan that formed a part of the Maratha Confederacy and later ruled the princely state of Baroda in western India from the early 18th century until 1947.

Forms of Gaekwad

pluralGaekwads
alternative formGaekwar
alternative formGaikwad
alternative formGaikwar
alternative formGuicowar
alternative formGuickwar

Origin of Gaekwad

From Marathi गायकवाड (gāyakvāḍ), from Marathi गाय (gāy, “cow”) + कवाड (kavāḍ, “door”).

Questions about Gaekwad

What does Gaekwad mean?
Gaekwad means any member of a Maratha clan that formed a part of the Maratha Confederacy and later ruled the princely state of Baroda in western India from the early 18th century until 1947.
What part of speech is Gaekwad?
Gaekwad is a noun.
What is the plural of Gaekwad?
The plural of Gaekwad is Gaekwads.

Words near Gaekwad in the dictionary

  1. Gaede
  2. Gaedes
  3. Gaeilgeoir
  4. Gaeilgeoirs
  5. Gaeilgeoirí
  6. Gaekwad
  7. Gaekwads
  8. Gaekwar
  9. Gaekwars
  10. Gael
  11. Gaeldom

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