raj

«raj» in Mova's school dictionary: The Raj, or British Raj, was the time when Britain ruled… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (the raj; Raj — a name)

meaning for a pupil

1) (history) The Raj, or British Raj, was the time when Britain ruled India. tree →

2) Raj is a Hindi word meaning rule or kingdom. tree →

3) Raj is also a common boy's name in India and among Indian families. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons it is about the British Empire in India and the road to Indian independence. In everyday life Raj is a name of people, restaurants and shops. Words from that time came into English: bungalow, shampoo, pyjamas, jungle.

examples

• India was ruled by Britain during the Raj. tree →
• My friend Raj sits next to me. tree →
• Many English words came from India in the time of the Raj. tree →
• The Raj ended when India became independent. tree →
• The film is set during the British Raj. tree →
• «Raj» means «rule» in Hindi. tree →
• Raj's Kitchen is our favourite restaurant. tree →
• Gandhi led people against the Raj peacefully. tree →

note

Usually «the Raj» with capital R for the period. Pronounced RAHJ. As a name it has a capital letter. Related words: raja/rajah (king), maharaja (great king).

In the corpora

• He spends more time with Raj, who never asks for anything and always brings two biscuits.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «raj» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.