Rajput

American  

[rahj-poot] / ˈrɑdʒ put /

noun

1. a member of a Hindu people claiming descent from the ancient Kshatriya, or warrior caste, and noted for their military spirit.

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Rajput British  

/ ˈrɑːdʒpʊt /

noun

1. Hinduism one of a Hindu military caste claiming descent from the Kshatriya, the original warrior caste

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Etymology

Origin of Rajput

< Hindi, equivalent to Sanskrit rāj king ( see raj) + putra son

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Example Sentences

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Rajput

In the FIR Satish Salian has registered with the CBI, he has alleged that the deaths of Disha and Rajput are linked.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

In the initial days, Disha's death went largely unnoticed until less than a week later, Rajput himself was found dead in his home.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Ms. Truschke rejects such a “harmful” and inaccurate organization of India’s chronology, pointing, for instance, to the “numerous Maratha, Rajput, and Nayaka lineages”—all staunchly non-Muslim—that ruled during the so-called Muslim period.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Chakraborty, who had been dating Rajput for a year and was living with him, had gone to live with her parents a few days before his death.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025

It was founded, according to tradition, in the 11th century by Hamir Deo, a Karchuli Rajput expelled from Alwar by the Mahommedans.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

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