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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A member of a traditionally Hindu people inhabiting Maharashtra state in India.

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  • noun A member of a Hindu people from Maharashtra.
  • proper noun The language of this people.

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  • noun a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Marathi Marāṭhā, from Sanskrit Mahārāṣṭraḥ, Maharashtra.]

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