Native States
Britishplural noun
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There was, of course, no voting in the Native States ruled by India's bejeweled potentates.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ajmir being British territory, though the inhabitants are allowed to carry arms, is the headquarters of many of the banking firms who lend to the Native States.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling
Indeed, we need not go outside India to find even now, in the Native States, Indian forces exclusively officered by Indians.
From Indian Unrest by Sir Valentine Chirol
In passing, I may note that the term 'feudal' does not express with any approach to correctness the relation of the Native States to the Government of India.
From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by William Sleeman
The following details relating to the Indian cotton industry are supplied officially:— Cotton Mills in India, including Mills in Native States and French India.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various
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