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Maratta

Maratta is the archaic form of Maratha.

Meaning of Maratha

Noun

Maratha (plural Maratha or Marathas)

  1. A member of a Hindu caste (or caste cluster) that is particularly associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra.
    • The Marathas are a peculiar caste of Maharashtra, who claim to be Kshatriyas but are more like the cultivator-Sudras of north India.2004, D. L. Sheth, Ram Manohar Lohia on Caste in Indian Politics, [extracts from 1996, Lokayan Bulletin], Ghanshyam Shah (editor), Caste and Democratic Politics in India, Wimbledon Publishing Company...
  2. (attributive, often, more broadly, among historians) A member of a Marathi-speaking people particularly associated with Maharashtra.
    • (3) Maratha vessels were to have free access to all French ports, and vice versa.1961, Sailendra Nath Sen, Anglo-Maratha Relations During the Administration of Warren Hastings, Volume 1, Popular Prakashan, page 77

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Forms of Maratta

pluralMarattas

Questions about Maratta

What is Maratta the archaic form of?
Maratta is the archaic form of Maratha.

Words near Maratta in the dictionary

  1. marathonitids
  2. marathonlike
  3. marathons
  4. Marathwada
  5. Marats
  6. Maratta
  7. Marattas
  8. marattiaceous
  9. marattialean
  10. marattialeans
  11. Marau

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