raja

noun

ra·ja | \ ˈrä-jə

, -(ˌ)jä, -zhə, -(ˌ)zhä\

variants: or rajah

Definition of raja

1 : an Indian or Malay prince or chief

2 : the bearer of a title of nobility among the Hindus

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This was the beginning of her lifelong love affair with horses, which led her to work as a groom for an Indian raja, or prince, to excel as a competitive horsewoman and to teach innumerable students the joy of riding. — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, "Britain to Bandera: A horsewoman’s journey from uppercrust to working class," 20 Feb. 2018 For example, the script originally featured a scene where Velma (Linda Cardellini) blatantly ogles Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), and the pair were later supposed to kiss, per director Raja Gosnell. — Yohana Desta, VanityFair.com, "James Gunn Almost Gave the World a Rated-R Scooby-Doo with Sex Jokes and Cleavage," 16 June 2017

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More Definitions for raja

raja

noun

: a king or prince in India

raja

noun

ra·ja

variants: or rajah \ ˈrä-jə \

: an Indian prince

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