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Maratha

  • /məˈɾaː.ʈʰə / India
  • /məˈɹɑdə/ US
  • /məˈɹɑːtə/ UK

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Borrowed from Marathi मराठा (marāṭhā). Doublet of Maharashtra.

noun Maratha · Marathas

  1. A member of a Hindu caste (or caste cluster) that is particularly associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra. 2004, D. L. Sheth, Ram Manohar Lohia on Caste in Indian Politics, [extracts from 1996, Lokayan Bulletin], Ghanshyam Shah (editor), Caste and Democratic Politics in India, Wimbledon Publishing Company (Anthem Press), page 81, The Marathas are a peculiar caste of Maharashtra, who claim to be Kshatriya
  2. attributive, often A member of a Marathi-speaking people particularly associated with Maharashtra. (3) Maratha vessels were to have free access to all French ports, and vice versa.

proper noun

  1. The Marathi language.

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noun Hindu caste

FrançaisMarathe

noun Marathi-speaking people of Maharashtra

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"Maratha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maratha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Maratha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maratha.

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@misc{maratha_2026,
  title = {Maratha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maratha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}