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Word entry · 3 letters

raj

Best crossword clue

"British rule in India"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɹɑːd͡ʒ/Part of speech nounSorted ajrStarts with REnds with J1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. British dominion over India (1757-1947)

Word origin

Borrowed from Hindi राज (rāj), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Doublet of rex, rich, and others.

Used in a sentence

  • during the Raj
  • Licence Raj; Mafia Raj; Goonda Raj
  • Concern that the license - permit quota raj was stifling growth focused on the drop in the rate of growth in industry after 1965...

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