maharaja

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Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
22
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ (US)
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/ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ (US) · /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒɑ/ (US) · /ˌmɑ.həˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ (US)

Definition of maharaja

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
    “I speak from a very intimate knowledge of their ways and habits after having spent a very happy twenty years amongst them with friends in every degree, from the Maharaja himself to some of the humblest coolies.”
    “Benny: Hey, T.C., what's a maharaja? Top Cat: What's a what? Benny: A maharaja. Top Cat: Oh, do I look like Daniel Webster? I didn't write no dictionary.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.

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