Thesaurus: mahratta

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1. n. One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit.
2. a. Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas.
3. n. a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra
4. One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas. [Written also Maratha.] A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the Devanagari and the Gujarati.
5. One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part ofIndia. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closelyallied to Sanskrit.-- a.
6. n a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra