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Maharashtrian, a. and n.|mɑːhəˈrɑːʃtrɪən|
Also Mahrashtrian.
[f. Maharashtra a region of India + -ian.]
A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Maharashtra.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Maharashtra. Cf. Maharashtri.
1957Ann. Reg. 1956 103 Maharashtrian demonstrations took place outside Parliament House in Delhi. 1958A. Toynbee East to West xxxii. 99 But how is one to dispose of a great city in which labour is Maharashtrian while capital is Gujerati? 1965P. Robinson Pakistani Agent i. 8 Parulekar was a slightly-built Mahrashtrian in his late twenties. Ibid. viii. 106 The brassière, worn high in the Mahrashtrian style. 1969Capital (Calcutta) 27 Feb. 358/1 In Bombay, the Shiv Sena, in its attempt to drive out all the non-Maharashtrians from the city, committed atrocities on them. 1969Enactment (Delhi) Nov. 12/1 He is an ‘invader’ in Bombay just as the Maharashtrian is an ‘invader’ in Ahmedabad. 1971Hindustan Times Weekly Rev. (New Delhi) 4 Apr. p. iv/5 A Maharashtrian girl married to a Saraswat..felt that ‘marriage is mostly give and take’. 1971Femina (Bombay) 30 Apr. 7/1, I was sitting and chatting with a group of friends, all of whom were Maharashtrians. |