British Raj

English

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Etymology

British + Hindi-Urdu राज (rāj, “kingdom”) and راج‎ (rāj, “kingdom”).

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Proper noun

British Raj

  1. (historical) The colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947.
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