swaraj

[ swuh-rahj ]

noun

1. (in India) self-government.
2. (initial capital letter) (formerly, in British India) the political party supporting this principle over British rule.

swaraj

/ swəˈrɑːdʒ /

noun

1. (in British India) self-government; independence

Derived Forms

• swaˈrajist, nounadjective
• swaˈrajism, noun

Other Words From

• swa·rajism noun
• swa·rajist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of swaraj¹

1905–10; < Hindi, presumably equivalent to Sanskrit sva own + Hindi rāj raj

Word History and Origins

Origin of swaraj¹

C20: from Sanskrit svarāj, from sva self + rājya rule

Example Sentences

True development of the Indian nation must necessarily lie in the path of Swaraj.

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Swaraj is indefinable and is not to be confused with any particular system of Government.

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The question of nationalism, therefore, looked at from another point of view, is the same question as that of Swaraj.

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Step by step the soul of the nation emerges and step by step the nation marches on in the path of Swaraj.

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The attempt of the Indian nation to attain Swaraj by this method was, however, met by severe repression.

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