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Definition of Mahratta

Mahratta
Mahratta Mah*rat"ta, n. [Hind. Marhat[=a], Marh[=a]tt[=a], the name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name Mah[=a]-r[=a]shtra.] 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.]
Mahratta
Marathi Ma*ra"thi, Mahratta Mah*rat"ta, n. 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.

Meaning of Mahratta from wikipedia

- Look up Mahratta in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mahratta may refer to: Maratha caste, a ruling/warrior class of the Indian subcontinent Maratha Empire...
- The Mahratta Hound, sometimes called the Mahratta Greyhound, is a breed of dog found in India. It is a sighthound, and like the Banjara Hound it is bred...
- 2/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 3/5th Mahratta Light Infantry Italy – 1/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 3/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 5/5th Mahratta Light...
- SS Mahratta can refer to one of three vessels: SS Mahratta (1865), lost in a collision in 1887 SS Mahratta (1892), wrecked in 1909 SS Mahratta (1917)...
- (1817–1819) Gwalior campaign (1843) Maratha (disambiguation) Mahratta (disambiguation) Mahratta War (disambiguation) This set index article includes a list...
- disgrace".[citation needed] He summarised Maratha tactics as follows: the Mahrattas employ two methods in their operations. They primarily rely on their cavalry...
- Mahratta War may refer to: First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1802) Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) Mahratta (disambiguation)...
- The 117th Mahrattas were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1800, when they were raised as the Bombay...
- Southern Mahratta Railway. The Southern Mahratta Railway company was formed on 1 June 1882 with its headquarters at Dharwar. Southern Mahratta Railway's...
- The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway was a railway company that operated in southern India. It was founded on 1 January 1908 by merging the Madras...