'Marathi' definitions:

Definition of 'Marathi'

noun

An Indic language; the state language of Maharashtra in west central India; written in the Devanagari script [syn: Marathi, Mahratti]

Definition of 'Marathi'

From: GCIDE

Mahrati \Mah*rat"i\, n. The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan. [Written also Marathi.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Marathi'

From: GCIDE

Marathi \Ma*ra"thi\, Mahratta \Mah*rat"ta\, prop. n. A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the Devanagari and the Gujarati. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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