See Also: Maratha(dictionary)
Maratha Wars(encyclopedia)
Maratha confederacy(encyclopedia)

Maratha (iou)



Maratha noun & adjective. Also Mahratta. M18.
[Marathi Maraha, Hindi Marhaa from Sanskrit Maharara great kingdom. Cf. MAHARASHTRI.]
Chiefly Hist.
A. noun. A member of the princely and military classes of the former Hindu kingdom of Maharashtra in central India (now the modern Indian State of Maharashtra). M18.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the Marathas. M18.