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rajah

ra·jah
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rah-juh]
    • /ˈrɑ dʒə/
    • /ˈrɑː.dʒə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rah-juh]
    • /ˈrɑ dʒə/

Definitions of rajah word

  • noun rajah a king or prince in India. 1
  • noun rajah a minor chief or dignitary. 1
  • noun rajah an honorary title conferred on Hindus in India. 1
  • noun rajah a title of rulers, princes, or chiefs in Java, Borneo, etc. 1
  • noun rajah Indian ruler 1
  • noun rajah (in India, formerly) a ruler or landlord: sometimes used as a form of address or as a title preceding a name 0

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Origin of rajah

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Hindi rājā < Sanskrit rājan; cognate with Latin rēx king

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Parts of speech for Rajah

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rajah popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rajah usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rajah

noun rajah

  • archduke — a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
  • caesar — Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc, Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus
  • caliph — A Caliph was a Muslim ruler.
  • contessa — an Italian countess
  • contesse — countess.

Antonyms for rajah

noun rajah

  • commoner — In countries which have a nobility, commoners are the people who are not members of the nobility.

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