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rani
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ra·ni also ra·nee  (rän)
n. pl. ra·nis also ra·nees
1. The wife of a rajah.
2. A princess or queen in India or the East Indies.

[Hindi rn, from Sanskrit r, feminine of rj, rjñ-, rajah; see rajah.]

rani, ranee [ˈrɑːnɪ]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in oriental countries, esp India) a queen or princess; the wife of a rajah
[from Hindi: queen, from Sanskrit rājñī, feminine of rājan rajah]
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Noun1.rani - (the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja
aristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy
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rani
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