Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Mahratta

Mahratta , noun

[Hind. Marhatā, Marhāttā, the name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Sanskrit name Mahā-rāshtra.]

One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit.
Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas.