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

mahratta \mahrat"ta\, n. hind. marhat=a, marh=att=a, the
   name of a famous hindoo race, from the old skr. name
   mah=a-r=ashtra.
   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.
   1913 webster mahumetan
see also:
maratha 

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

marathi \mara"thi\, mahratta \mahrat"ta\, prop. 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.
   webster 1913 suppl.

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

mahratta
     n : a member of a people of india living in maharashtra syn: maratha
see also:
maratha 

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