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Definition of maharani noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

maharani

noun

/ˌmɑːhəˈrɑːni/

/ˌmɑːhəˈrɑːni/

(also maharanee)

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the wife of a maharaja
Word Originfrom Hindi mahārānī, from Sanskrit mahā ‘great’ + rājñī ‘ranee’.

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