- a variation of rajah.
raja
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Maybe you’re no raja or rani, but your skin might like the touch of silk.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
“Kirti said, ‘Raja’ . . . he calls me Raja — raja means king — ‘that is why I have come to you.’
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2014
The raja, who makes the French renegade Jolanne de Valcourt his wife, is played by Hrithik Roshan, the only name Indian actor in the series.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2011
He strode into the office of MGM raja Louis B. Mayer, the most powerful man in town, and said, according to Horne, "I wouldn't like her to be demeaned."
From Time ● May 10, 2010
In 1886 he was created a raja bahadur, exempted from attendance at the civil courts, and appointed a member of the legislative council of Bengal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
Vocabulary lists containing raja
Chapter 9: Ancient India
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History of India - Introductory
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