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- noun Alternative form of
maharaja .
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Examples
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A long view of Mewar history and a short view of immediate needs taught Bhagwat Singh Mewar, the 75th maharana, to prepare the next generation for the tumultuous times he foresaw when the Republic of India abolished raj privileges and titles.
Perry Garfinkel: The Raja's Rules: Timeless Continuity Tips from the World's Oldest Family Business 2010
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She may have got the idea that our passage from Mumbai to Delhi, by way of palaces and estates, working off lunch with the maharana and high tea with the maharaja with a few chukkas of elephant polo, is the only way to see India.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By MICHAEL KERR 2010
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Erected in 1746 by a powerful local maharana, the "Lady of the Lake" retains much of her bygone charm and beauty.
rediff.com 2008
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Erected in 1746 by a powerful local maharana, the "Lady of the Lake" retains much of her bygone charm and beauty.
rediff.com 2008
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He meets with a wealthy local leader, a maharana, who has 14 solar-powered vehicles for hire; who says his family — which he traces back to 569 — is "descended from the Sun" Mr. Cohen capitalizes the word throughout; and whose stationery, the author notes, is "embossed with a Sun sporting a mighty, whirly mustache.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Giant Star ANN FINKBEINER 2010
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"The maharana tells him that the sun is a god, a part of us, divine, and it" doesn 't so much bring us light as take away the darkness. "
Twinkle, Twinkle, Giant Star ANN FINKBEINER 2010
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