Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mahratta"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mahratta \Mah*rat"ta\, n. [Hind. Marhat[=a], Marh[=a]tt[=a], the
name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name
Mah[=a]-r[=a]shtra.]
One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of
India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is
closely allied to Sanskrit. -- a. Of or pertaining to the
Mahrattas. [Written also {Maratha}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Marathi \Ma*ra"thi\, Mahratta \Mah*rat"ta\, n.
A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from
the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and
neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating
from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same
as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the
Devanagari and the Gujarati.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Mahratta
n : a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra [syn: {Maratha},
{Mahratta}]
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