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Maratha

American  
[muh-rah-tuh] / məˈrɑ tə /

noun

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


Maratha British  
/ məˈrɑːtə /

noun

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

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Ms. Truschke rejects such a “harmful” and inaccurate organization of India’s chronology, pointing, for instance, to the “numerous Maratha, Rajput, and Nayaka lineages”—all staunchly non-Muslim—that ruled during the so-called Muslim period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

First released on October 20, 1995, "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge", or "The Brave Hearted Will Take the Bride" has been running daily at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir theatre since its debut.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

Known as DDLJ, it's Bollywood's longest-running film and still shows every day at the Maratha Mandir Theatre in Mumbai.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

A woman who goes by the name Simran has become a regular at screenings of “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” at the Maratha Mandir cinema in Mumbai.Credit...

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Each of the others comprised a Mysorean, a Biluchi, and a Maratha.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert

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