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magus
Magyar
Mahabharata
mahajan
Mahajanga
mahaleb
mahalo
mahant
maharajah
maharani
Maharashtra
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maharajah

ma·ha·ra·jah [ mhə rjə, mhə rə ] (plural ma·ha·ra·jahs) or ma·ha·ra·ja [ mhə rjə, mhə rə ] (plural ma·ha·ra·jas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Indian prince: an Indian prince of a rank above a rajah, especially the ruler of one of the former Native States of India

2. South Asia superior person: a person of aristocratic tastes and behavior

[Late 17th century. < Sanskrit< mahā "great" + rājān "raja"]
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