Definition of maharaja in English:
maharaja
(also maharajah)
noun ˌmɑː(h)əˈrɑːdʒəˌməhɑːˈrɑːdʒəˌmɑ(h)əˈrɑ(d)ʒə
historical An Indian prince.
〈史〉（印度的）王子；土邦主；王公
the maharaja was wearing a djibba
as title the Maharaja of Mysore
Example sentencesExamples
- Once the maharajas saw their lands merge with the Indian state, the traditional costumes were either packed away in trunks, donated to museums, sold to private collectors or left to decay.
- His grandfather was an official in a maharajah's court.
- Unlike the sultans of Malaya, who retained a constitutional position after the British left in 1957, India's maharajahs could retain only their titles and personal assets.
- I met maharajahs and sultans and all kinds of Asian nobles.
- A few older buildings in sight, such as the palace of the maharajas, respect the ancient unwritten law that no building should be higher than one of Kerala's millions of coconut palms.
Origin
From Hindi mahārājā, from Sanskrit mahā 'great' + rājan 'raja, king'.
Definition of maharaja in US English:
maharaja
(also maharajah)
nounˌmɑ(h)əˈrɑ(d)ʒəˌmä(h)əˈrä(d)ZHə
historical An Indian prince.
〈史〉（印度的）王子；土邦主；王公
the maharaja was wearing a djibba
as title the Maharaja of Mysore
Example sentencesExamples
- I met maharajahs and sultans and all kinds of Asian nobles.
- Unlike the sultans of Malaya, who retained a constitutional position after the British left in 1957, India's maharajahs could retain only their titles and personal assets.
- Once the maharajas saw their lands merge with the Indian state, the traditional costumes were either packed away in trunks, donated to museums, sold to private collectors or left to decay.
- A few older buildings in sight, such as the palace of the maharajas, respect the ancient unwritten law that no building should be higher than one of Kerala's millions of coconut palms.
- His grandfather was an official in a maharajah's court.
Origin
From Hindi mahārājā, from Sanskrit mahā ‘great’ + rājan ‘raja, king’.