Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A historical region of west-central India. It was controlled by the Muslim rulers of India from the early 14th to the mid-17th century and incorporated by the British into the province of Bombay in the 19th century. The Marathi-speaking section of the region became a separate state in 1960.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- n. a historical area in west-central India
Etymologies
- From Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra), derived from महा- (mahā-), combining form of महत् (mahat) "great" + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra). In Sanskrit, the word rāṣṭra means "nation" or "dominion". Other theories indicate that the word "rāṣṭra" in this context derives from ratta (a corruption of "Rashtrakuta", a dynasty that once ruled the area), a clan known as "rāṣṭrika" (found in some of King Ashoka's inscriptions) or "ratha" (chariot). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“RAIGAD (MAHARASHTRA) - At least 12 people were killed and four injured on Friday when their vehicle crashed headlong into a truck at Nagothane in Maharashtra, police said.”
“District Raigad, in the industrially advanced state of maharashtra, at a distance of 175 kms by road from mumbai, the capital of the state of Maharashtra and commercial capital of the Republic of India.”
“This spread is made mostly beyond the Sahyadri Ghats in Maharashtra and North Karnataka.”
“It is common to the Ghati cooking in Maharashtra and up in North Karnataka.”
“In a custom believed to enhance children's physical health and stamina, priests in Maharashtra's Jaina town hurl dangled hundreds of local youngsters by the arms and feet before tossing them to a crowd of devotees holding a cloth below, Sify reports.”
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“Indian officials set a festive mood for the new plan, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi, leader of the dominant Congress Party, personally handing out the first identification cards to villagers in Maharashtra state.”
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“Sensible move, because Jalgaon is the second largest producer of onions in Maharashtra, after Nashik.”
“Maharashtra is home to a number of migrants from Rajasthan - Marwaris who are traditionally recognized as being astute businessmen and tradespeople.”
“This delightful little bite is commonly called Suralichi Wadi in Maharashtra (surali is roll) and Khandvi in Gujarat.”
“With the help of this, Bhimrao (‘rao’ is added to names in Maharashtra as a sign of respect) passed his B.A. in 1912.”
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Monovocalic Proper
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