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British Raj
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English
Etymology
From en British raj reign, rule.
Pronunciation
en /ˌbɹɪtɪʃ ˈɹɑːdʒ/ /-ˈɹɑːʒ/ hyperforeign RP
en /ˌbɹɪtɪʃ ˈɹɑdʒ/ GA
en [ˌbɾɪt̪ɪʃ ˈɾäːdʒ] Indic
en En-British Raj.oga Indian English
en ɑːdʒ 3
en Brit ish Raj
Proper noun
1 British Raj
en historical The period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947.
en one sense British India Raj
Translations
period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947
Asturian: ast Raj británicu
Basque: eu Britainiar Raj
Catalan: ca Raj Britànic
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 英屬印度
Dutch: nl Brits-Indië n
French: fr Raj britannique m
Galician: gl Raj Británico
Hindi: hi राज m
Malay: ms Raj British
Occitan: oc Raj Britanic m
Polish: pl Indie Brytyjskie nv-p
Portuguese: pt Raj Britânico m
Spanish: es Raj británico
Further reading
en History of India Former polities