- a variation of maharanee.
maharani
Britishnoun
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the wife of a maharajah
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a woman holding the rank of maharajah
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
Close into the shore was the little capital town of Bander Maharani, connecting itself with us by a long, snake-like ribbon of shimmering light,—the great river Maur.
From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle
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