Maratha

[muh-rah-tuh]

noun

1. a member of a Hindu people inhabiting central and western India.

Maratha

/ məˈrɑːtə /

noun

1. a member of a people of India living chiefly in Maharashtra

Example Sentences

The film's screening was almost discontinued in 2015, but an uproar meant the fan favourite remained in its daily time slot at the Maratha Mandir, according to the Hindustan Times.

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That widely criticized survey found that 21% of the Maratha community lived below the poverty line, allowing the state government to reserve government jobs for them ahead of elections.

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At the Maratha Mandir cinema, the logic of keeping one film running for nearly three decades is simple economics: New films could be hit or miss, but the crowd for “D.D.L.J.” is steady.

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Before then, hijras had received patronage from the Mughals, Muslim rulers who controlled large parts of South Asia for more than 300 years, and from the Marathas — Hindu kings who ruled much of central India.

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The annual celebration long irked some in the local Maratha community because it was a humiliating reminder that a fellow upper caste had been defeated by the Dalits.

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