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maharani

British  
/ ˌmɑːhəˈrɑːniː /

noun

  1. the wife of a maharajah

  2. a woman holding the rank of maharajah

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Etymology

Origin of maharani

C19: from Hindi, from mahā great + rani

Example Sentences

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The blaze on Friday night at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College Hospital is being blamed on an electrical fault.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

Before leaving Jakarta on Wednesday, Raisi will also meet with Indonesia’s House Speaker Puan Maharani, religious figures and business people.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

"We hope that the implementation of this law will resolve sexual violence cases," speaker of the house Puan Maharani said.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2022

Raesa Maharani, 17, fought thalassemia for much of her life, receiving blood transfusions to treat it, but after she was hospitalized last month with Covid, she seemed to give up.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2021

Let me have the sovereigns to return them tomorrow to my sister, the Maharani.'

From The Home and the World by Tagore, Rabindranath

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