Maratha

noun

Ma·ra·tha mə-ˈrä-tə

variants or less commonly Mahratta

: a member of a people of the south central part of the subcontinent of India

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Bhau of the Maratha army Ahmad Shah Durrani won, and the rule of the Marathas started to diminish. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Maratha

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Marathi Marāṭhā & Hindi Marhaṭṭā, from Sanskrit Mahārāṣṭra Maharashtra

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1744, in the meaning defined above

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