MAHRATTA
Maratha, Mahratta
(noun) a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Mah*rat"ta, n. Etym: [Hind. Marhata, Marhatta, the name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name Maha-rashtra.]
Definition: 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.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas. [Written also Maratha.]
Ma*ra"thi, Mah*rat"ta, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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