Rajput
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Rajput
< Hindi, equivalent to Sanskrit rāj king ( see raj) + putra son
Example Sentences
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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
The Rajput family has not commented on the latest developments regarding his death.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025
“There really shouldn’t be a problem for Dr. Biden,” said Ashwani Rajput, director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Washington.
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023
At the Tower Grande condo on South Atlantic Avenue, Abhaysinh Rajput, who rode out the storm in Unit 701, said the fire alarm had gone off at around 4 a.m.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022
The chief, whose title is Thakur Sahib, is a Jadeja Rajput, of the same clan as the Rao of Cutch.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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