Maharaja

Word MAHARAJA
Character 8
Hyphenation maharaja
Pronunciations /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.dʒɑ/

Definitions and meanings of "Maharaja"

What do we mean by maharaja?

A king or prince in India ranking above a raja, especially the sovereign of one of the former native states. noun

Used as a title for such a king or prince. noun

The title borne by some Indian princes whose sovereignty is extensive. noun

A sovereign prince in India; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank. noun

A Hindu prince ranking above a raja. noun

A great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja noun

A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.

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The word "maharaja" in example sentences

The man Duke Ellington called the maharaja of the piano. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The palace of the maharaja is a noble building, but very ornate, and is furnished with the most tawdry and inappropriate French hangings and furniture. ❋ William Eleroy Curtis (1880)

The word "maharaja" conjures up the image of a turbaned, bejewelled ruler, fabulously wealthy, fabulously powerful. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She became the third wife of Sawai Man Singh, the "maharaja" or ruler of Jaipur, in

“I am the maharaja,” Kit said, “and the maharaja wants to know what happened that night.” ❋ Dia Reeves (2011)

When Imperial Britain divided India in 1947, the Hindu maharaja of Kashmir opted to join the new Indian Union. ❋ Eric Margolis (2011)

What the maharaja were able to achieve with gems is simply extraordinary. ❋ Unknown (2011)

During first corporate, then colonial rule, the hundreds of independent hereditary rulers "maharaja," or "great king," was just one of the Indian titles were gradually stripped of their lands, then their powers, and finally a great many of their spectacular treasures. ❋ David Littlejohn (2011)

What was the punishment for speaking out against the maharaja? ❋ Larissa Archer (2011)

The maharaja of Kashmir, who ruled from a palace overlooking the lake, submitted to British dominion, but insisted on one condition: that the occupiers and other non-natives refrain from putting up any fixed buildings in the state. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And his only claim with the public – to dominate them like a maharaja – is to appear omniscient. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A beautiful former film-star might be expected to have an affair with a maharaja, and then to marry a rich aristocrat. ❋ Miranda Seymour (2009)

Virginia Cherrill was a beautiful young woman; she was not a suitable candidate to become the wife of a maharaja. ❋ Miranda Seymour (2009)

Bhaiya seized the opportunity to enlighten her about the traditional life of a maharaja. ❋ Miranda Seymour (2009)

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