raj

[ rahj ]

noun(often initial capital letter)
  1. (in India) rule, especially the British rule prior to 1947.

Origin of raj

1
1790–1800; <Hindi rāj<Pali, Prakrit rajja<Sanskrit rājya kingdom, rule

Words Nearby raj

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How to use raj in a sentence

  • “The British raj is doomed,” she muttered, lowering her voice, and bringing her magnificent eyes close to his.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • In an Indian prison, out of the jurisdiction of the British raj, and with her two small hands and woman's mind she must free him!

    The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
  • In six days he would be beyond the hand of the meddling British raj, in his own country.

    The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
  • Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British raj: a captive white woman.

    The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
  • He was lazy, and there was the damnable, unrelenting hand of the British raj looming in the distance.

    The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for raj (1 of 2)

raj

/ (rɑːdʒ) /


noun
  1. (in India) government; rule

Origin of raj

1
C19: from Hindi, from Sanskrit rājya, from rājati he rules

British Dictionary definitions for Raj (2 of 2)

Raj

/ (rɑːdʒ) /


noun
  1. the Raj the British government in India before 1947

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