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Maharaja or Maharajah means 'great king' in Sanskrit (maha meaning "great" and raja meaning "king"), In Hindi, the suffix 'a' is dropped so it is pronouced Maharaj. In contemporary India, the title Maharaj is an honorific one, commonly used in greetings to persons of high stature, or colloquially to friends.