Ma·ra·tha also Mah·rat·ta  (m ə-rä t ə, -r ăt ə)
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n. pl. Maratha or Ma·ra·thas also Mahratta or Ma·rat·tas A member of a traditionally Hindu people inhabiting Maharashtra state in India.
[Marathi Marāṭhā, from Sanskrit Mahārāṣṭraḥ, Maharashtra.] |
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