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Ma·ra·thi also Mah·ra·ti or Mah·rat·ti  (m-rät, -rt)
n.
The principal Indic language of Maharashtra.
[Marathi Marh, from Sanskrit Mahrr, from Mahrra, Maharashtra.]
Marathi, Mahratti [məˈrɑːtɪ]
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to Maharashtra state in India, its people, or their language
n
(Linguistics / Languages) the state language of Maharashtra, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family
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Noun1.Marathi - an Indic languageMarathi - an Indic language; the state language of Maharashtra in west central India; written in the Devanagari script
Mahratti
Sanskrit, Sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
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