Word of the Day:
maharaja
What It Means
Maharaja in Context
“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.”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.
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