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name
Ellipsis of British Raj, the period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, historical, uncountable
Synonyms: British India
Antonyms: none provided
name
The whole period of British influence or rule in the Indian subcontinent from the 1600s to 1947.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, proscribed, uncountable
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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name
A male given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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name
Abbreviation of Rajasthan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, abbreviation, alt-of, historical
Topics: journalism, media
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name
A diminutive of the male given name Rajiv.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Reign; rule.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia, uncountable
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noun
A system of government where authority is exercised by a specific group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, historical
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noun
British dominion over India (1757-1947)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dominion, rule
History
Proprialisation of raj (“(India) reign, rule”, noun), borrowed from Hindustani राज / راج (rāj, “reign, rule; empire, kingdom; country, state; royalty”), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “empire, kingdom, realm; kingship, royalty, sovereignty; country”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h3reǵ- (“to right or straighten oneself; to govern, rule; just; right”). Doublet of Reich.
Borrowed from Hindi राज (rāj), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h3reǵ-. Doublet of rex, rich, and others.
Across languages
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