name
Meaning 1
The Marathi language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Maratha
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Pronunciation
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India: /məˈɾaː.ʈhə /
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General-American: /məˈɹɑdə/
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Received-Pronunciation: /məˈɹɑːtə/
noun
Meaning 2
A member of a Hindu caste (or caste cluster) that is particularly associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 2004, D. L. Sheth, Ram Manohar Lohia on Caste in Indian Politics, [extracts from 1996, Lokayan Bulletin], Ghanshyam Shah (editor), Caste and Democratic Politics in India, Wimbledon Publishing Company (Anthem Press), page 81, The Marathas are a peculiar caste of Maharashtra, who claim to be Kshatriyas but are more like the cultivator-Sudras of north India.
- 2004, Kumar Suresh Singh (general editor), B. V. Bhanu, et al. (editors), People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 30, Part 2, Anthropological Survey of India, Popular Prakashan, page 1434, The Maratha are a numerically dominant caste in Maharashtra. As said earlier, Maratha is not a caste but a caste cluster, the main component[s] of which are the Marathas proper and the Kunbis or Kulwadis. [...] The Maratha speak mainly Marathi, the language of the region.
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of a Marathi-speaking people particularly associated with Maharashtra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, often
Qualifier: more broadly; among historians; more broadly; among historians
Examples
- 2023, Sangita Govindrao Ghar, Marathas Contribution in Deccan Plateau, Lulu, page 1, The first major threat to Moghul imperial power came from a Hindu tribal confederacy known as the Marathas. Located in the mountainous regions of the Deccan, the Marathas were mainly drawn from the lowest caste of society, but they became a powerfully militant community under their ruler, King Sivaji, who died in 1680.
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noun
Meaning 4
a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Mahratta
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Indian
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Marathi मराठा (marāṭhā). Doublet of Maharashtra.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: Marathe — Hindu caste
- French: Marathe — Marathi-speaking people of Maharashtra
Real reading context