raj
[rahj]
- (in India) rule, especially the British rule prior to 1947.
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Origin of raj
1790–1800; < Hindi rāj < Pali, Prakrit rajja < Sanskrit rājya kingdom, rule
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Contemporary Examples
During the colonial period the Punjabi Muslims formed the prized martial class for the British Raj.
He was like some cryptic English-Chekhovian figure, playing out the last days of his private, imagined Raj.
Then a guy named Raj flashed not what was in his pants, but what was in his heart.
I asked Raj what he found most compelling about his recent visit to Swartland.
Raj Rajaratnam, founder of the hedge fund Galleon Group, pursued a Wall Street lifestyle.
Charles Gasparino Details Insider-Trading Investigations in New Book, ‘Circle of Friends’William O’Connor
July 3, 2013
Historical Examples
A false policy to my mind, and one that in the end will not strengthen the British Raj!
A Bottle in the SmokeMilne Rae
You have been told that it needed but an effort to overthrow the British Raj.
Rujub, the JugglerG. A. Henty
From the jet ahead of them, Raj Shiva led a puny, middle-aged co-pilot.
Think Yourself to DeathC.H. Thames
Pandit was a big man by Ophiuchan standards, but Raj Shiva was bigger.
Think Yourself to DeathC.H. Thames
As the enemy of the Company, the result would be that your raj would be lost.
Draw Swords!George Manville Fenn
raj
- (in India) government; rule
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Word Origin
C19: from Hindi, from Sanskrit rājya, from rājati he rules
Raj
- the Raj the British government in India before 1947
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Word Origin and History for raj
Raj
n.
British rule in India, 1859, from Hindi raj "rule, dominion, kingdom" (see rajah).
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