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Maratha
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Ma·ra·tha also Mah·rat·ta  (m-rät, -rt)
n. pl. Maratha or Ma·ra·thas also Mahratta or Mah·rat·tas
A member of a Hindu people inhabiting Maharashtra in west-central India.
[Marathi Marh, from Sanskrit Mahrra, Maharashtra.]
Maratha, Mahratta [məˈrɑːtə]
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(Social Science / Peoples) a member of a people of India living chiefly in Maharashtra
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Noun1.Maratha - a member of a people of India living in MaharashtraMaratha - a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra
Mahratta
Indian - a native or inhabitant of India
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Rennell also warns that further conquest may leave the British in control of more land than they can maintain: The late war in India may convince such persons, as require conviction on the subject, that conquests made either on Tippoo, or the Mahrattas, could not be preserved with such an army as the revenues of the conquered tracts would support.
The mapping of empire: French and British cartographies of India in ... by Chester, Lucy P. / Portuguese Studies
 
 
 
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