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rajah

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ra·jah, raja /ˈrɑːdʒə/ noun [countable]  PGOthe king or ruler of an Indian state 〔印度的〕王公,邦主
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rajahWhich meant sorting out wheat from chaff, and living like a rajah while he did so.We were to take the bind rajah to his wedding in style.
Origin rajah (1500-1600) Hindi raja, from Sanskrit rajan king
ra·jah nounChineseSyllable
of state an or king the Corpus Indian ruler


rajah
rajah , raja /ˈrɑːdʒə/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Hindi
 Origin: raja, from Sanskrit rajan 'king'
the king or ruler of an Indian state