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My maternal grandmother, Penelope, was a very big figure in my life. She was a child of the Raj, born in India, a debutante who hobnobbed with royals, then married a Canadian, Bill Aitken, who became MP for Bury St Edmunds.
Jack Davenport

Meaning of "the Raj" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES THE RAJ MEAN IN ENGLISH?

the Raj

British Raj

The British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. The term can also refer to the period of dominion. The region under British control—commonly called "India" in contemporary usage—included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom as well as the princely states ruled by individual rulers under the paramountcy of the British Crown. The region was less commonly also called the Indian Empire. As India, it was a founding member of the League of Nations, a participating nation in the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, and 1936, and a founding member of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945. The system of governance was instituted in 1858, when the rule of the British East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria, and lasted until 1947, when the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two sovereign dominion states, the Union of India and the Dominion of Pakistan.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE RAJ

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the rabble
the races
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the rains
the Ram
the Rand
the raw
the readies
the ready
the real
the real deal
the real thing
the Red Brigades
the Red Flag
the Red Planet
The Redeemer
the Reef
the Regency
the Renaissance

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE RAJ

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Synonyms and antonyms of the Raj in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the Raj» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE RAJ

Find out the translation of the Raj to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Raj from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Raj» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拉吉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el Raj
570 millions of speakers

English

the Raj
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

راج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Радж
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Raj
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Raj
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Raj
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

das Raj
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラジ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라즈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing Raj
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Raj
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராஜ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Raj
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il Raj
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Raj
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Радж
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Raj
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ο Raj
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

die Raj
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Raj
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Raj
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Raj

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE RAJ»

The term «the Raj» is regularly used and occupies the 87.636 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE RAJ» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the Raj

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QUOTES WITH «THE RAJ»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the Raj.
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Jack Davenport
My maternal grandmother, Penelope, was a very big figure in my life. She was a child of the Raj, born in India, a debutante who hobnobbed with royals, then married a Canadian, Bill Aitken, who became MP for Bury St Edmunds.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE RAJ»

Discover the use of the Raj in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Raj and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Raj
This is the brilliantly told story of one of the wonders of the modern world - how in less than a hundred years the British made themselves masters of India.
Lawrence James, 2010
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Indian Tales of the Raj
As rich and varied as India itself, these accounts bring to the reader the Indian perspective on the British Raj.
Zareer Masani, 1990
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Children of the Raj
Drawing on letters, diaries, memoirs and interviews, the author portrays children who had to discipline themselves to adapt to unfamiliar cultures, far away from family and forced to spend termtime in boarding schools and holidays with ...
Vyvyen Brendon, 2006
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The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and ...
These twelve essays explore the nature of south Asian agrarian society and examine the extent to which it changed during the period of British rule.
Eric Stokes, 1980
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Women of the Raj: The Mothers, Wives, and Daughters of the ...
A vivid social history details the lives of British women "exiled" to India by virtue of their husbands' and fathers' assignments there during the era of British colonial rule, interweaving personal correspondence, interviews, and memoirs ...
Margaret MacMillan, 2007
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Days of the Raj: Life and Leisure in British India
British India generated the largest imperial archive in the world. From the stacks of administrative reports, minutes, instruction manuals, memoirs, letters, reports, cook-books and travelogues the British left behind,
Pramod K. Nayar, 2009
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Mad Tales from the Raj: Colonial Psychiatry in South Asia, ...
‘Mad Tales from the Raj’ is an authoritative assessment of western psychiatry within the context of British colonialism.
Waltraud Ernst, 2010
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The Making of the Raj: India Under the East India Company
This book subverts the traditional Raj history and tells not of the rulers but instead concentrates on the Indian workers, the farmers, the millhands, the servants and the gardeners.
Ian St. John, 2012
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Reporting the Raj: The British Press and India, C. 1880-1922
This book will be essential reading for students of the British Empire, Indian history and the British press.
Chandrika Kaul, 2003
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Ideologies of the Raj
Students of modern India and the British Empire will find this book relevant and accessible. 'The research of half a lifetime informs every page he writes - and he writes well.
Thomas R. Metcalf, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE RAJ»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Raj is used in the context of the following news items.
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C4's Indian Summers an unromanticised view of the Raj
“I was shown these photographs [dating back to the Raj] that were a story of a world that's gone,” says Rutman. “They were of British people from all walks of life, ... «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
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Last days of the Raj: New drama Indian Summers about final years …
By 1932, not to put too fine a point on it, the game was up: just two years previously Mahatma Gandhi had defied the Raj with a massive protest known as the ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»
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The Marathi vote in Mumbai: Decoding the Raj Thackeray-Gadkari …
Two days before the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's annual foundation day celebrations, speculation is rife on whether Raj Thackeray will oblige the Bharatiya ... «Firstpost, Mar 14»
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The 5 Things You Need To Know About The Raj Trial Right Now
Now that Raj Rajaratnam's fate is in the hands of the jury, there are a maximum of a few days before we find out what happens. Our best estimate: He's convicted ... «The Business Insider, Apr 11»
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The "Hipster" On The Raj Jury Gave Himself Away In Court Today
Things are looking bad for accused insider trader Raj Rajaratnam in the final arguments being made at his trial today. In giving the evidence to support most of ... «The Business Insider, Apr 11»
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Caught At The Raj Trial: Alleged Insider Trader Zvi Goffer
So the alleged insider trader has likely been taking notes at the Raj trial in preparation for his own trial. More: Hedge Funds The Raj Trial Insider Trading Raj ... «The Business Insider, Apr 11»
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What We've Learned About Wall Street From Watching the Raj
Depending on whom you talk to, the allegations of $63.8 million in securities fraud against the Galleon hedge-fund owner Raj Rajaratnam amount to either the ... «New York Magazine, Apr 11»
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Two Reasons The Raj Defense Team Is Nervous About Monday's …
This afternoon, former Galleon trader Adam Smith, is expected to testify in the Raj Rajaratnam insider trading trial. He's already pleaded guilty to insider trading. «The Business Insider, Mar 11»
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Lloyd Blankfein Bailed Out The Government At The Raj Trial
In a packed courtroom in downtown Manhattan today, the most high-profile and awaited witness in the Raj Rajaratnam insider trading trial, took the stand: Mr. «The Business Insider, Mar 11»
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LIVE FROM THE RAJ TRIAL: Rajiv Goel Takes The Stand And Tells …
So far, Goel has told jurors about three ways that Raj, a friend for 25 years, ... So I opened an account there and had Raj transfer the money there," Goel testified. «The Business Insider, Mar 11»

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