maharajah
noun
(formerly) a ruling prince in India, especially of one of the major states.
maharaja
-
a variation of
maharajah.
Example Sentences
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Named Sriwijaya, it was ruled by a maharaja, centered on the island of Sumatra in what is now Indonesia, and flourished in the period C.E.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2022
The maharaja ultimately agreed, reluctantly, to join India, but on the very, very clear condition that Kashmir remain autonomous.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 16, 2019
They were regular contributors to National Geographic magazine, once chronicling their sojourn in India as guests of the brother of a maharaja, who shared their enthusiasm for falconry.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2016
Junoon, with its grand setting fit for a minor maharaja, is the best Indian restaurant in the city.
From Forbes ● Dec. 10, 2014
Of its splendid buildings the fine palace of the maharaja of Cossimbazar alone remains, the rest being in ruins or represented only by great mounds of earth.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
