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rajya
Sanskrit · ancient
"sovereignty, kingship"
meant 'kingship, sovereignty, royal rule'
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raj
Hindi · medieval
"rule, dominion"
the everyday word for rule or dominion
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Raj
English · 1859
"British rule over the Indian subcontinent (1858-1947)"
British colonists borrowed the word unchanged, applying it to their own rule over India
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