[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

maharaja \maharaja\, maharajah \mahara"jah\, n. skr.
   mah=ar=aja; mahat great + r=aja king.
   a sovereign prince in india; a hindu prince or king in india
   ranking above a raja; -- a title given also to other persons
   of high rank.
   1913 webster + wordnet 1.5

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

maharajah
     n : a great raja; a hindu prince or king in india ranking above
         a raja syn: maharaja
see also:
maharaja 

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