Maratha

[ muh-rah-tuh ]

/ məˈrɑ tə /

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noun

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

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Also Mahratta.

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How to use Maratha in a sentence

With the assistance of a Maratha fleet he had attacked the island fortress of Suwarndrug, and captured it, as Hybati had related.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang
Such was the Maratha's story, as by and by it became common property on board the Good Intent.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang
Here they arrived at a low wall cut by an open gateway, at each side of which stood a Maratha sentry armed with a matchlock.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang
Angry and disgusted as he was with both the Maratha and Diggle, he was still more anxious at this unexpected turn in his affairs.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang

The clicking of the dice ceased, and in a few moments a Maratha appeared at the doorway and entered blinking.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang

British Dictionary definitions for Maratha

Maratha

Mahratta

/ (məˈrɑːtə) /

noun

a member of a people of India living chiefly in Maharashtra

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