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ra·ni

also ra·nee (rä′nē)

n. pl. ra·nis also ra·nees

1. The wife of a raja.

2. A princess or queen in India or the East Indies.

[Hindi rānī, from Sanskrit rājñī, feminine of rājā, rājñ-, raja; see raja.]

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rani

(ˈrɑːnɪ) or

ranee

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in oriental countries, esp India) a queen or princess; the wife of a rajah

[C17: from Hindi: queen, from Sanskrit rājñī, feminine of rājan rajah]

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ra•ni

or ra•nee

(ˈrɑ ni, rɑˈni)

n., pl. -nis or -nees.

1. the wife of a rajah.

2. a title of female rulers corresponding to rajah.

[1690–1700; < Hindi rānī; compare Skt rājñī queen (feminine derivative of rājan king)]

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rani - (the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja

ranee

aristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy

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n → Rani f

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