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Maratha

American  
[muh-rah-tuh] / məˈrɑ tə /

noun

  1. a member of a Hindu people inhabiting central and western India.


Maratha British  
/ məˈrɑːtə /

noun

  1. a member of a people of India living chiefly in Maharashtra

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Ms. Truschke rejects such a “harmful” and inaccurate organization of India’s chronology, pointing, for instance, to the “numerous Maratha, Rajput, and Nayaka lineages”—all staunchly non-Muslim—that ruled during the so-called Muslim period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

First released on October 20, 1995, "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge", or "The Brave Hearted Will Take the Bride" has been running daily at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir theatre since its debut.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

A woman who goes by the name Simran has become a regular at screenings of “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” at the Maratha Mandir cinema in Mumbai.Credit...

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Years of fighting emptied Mughal coffers, and in 1705 Maratha armies gained control of the Gujarat coast.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

A Maratha Brahman came to see Him, marvelled at His beauty and devotion, and invited Him, but He declined saying that He was already engaged for the day.

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi