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maharaja

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə

Definitions

A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.

Equivalents

26 more languages
العربيةماهاراجا
বাংলামহারাজা
Bosanskimaharadža
Češtinamahárádža
Ελληνικάμαχαραγιάς
فارسیمهاراجه
Hrvatskimaharadža
Bahasa Indonesiakaisarmaharajameraja
Italianomaragià
ភាសាខ្មែរមហារាជ
한국어마하라자
Bahasa Melayumaharaja
Nederlandsmaharadja
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ
Portuguêsmarajá
Românămaharajah
Српскиmaharadža
Svenskamaharadja
Türkçemihrace

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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