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# raj

«raj» in Mova's school dictionary: **The Raj, or British Raj, was the time when Britain ruled…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (the raj; Raj — a name)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (history) The Raj, or British Raj, was the time when Britain ruled India. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/#m1)

2) Raj is a Hindi word meaning rule or kingdom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/#m2)

3) Raj is also a common boy's name in India and among Indian families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons it is about the British Empire in India and the road to Indian independence. In everyday life Raj is a name of people, restaurants and shops. Words from that time came into English: bungalow, shampoo, pyjamas, jungle.

### examples

- India was ruled by Britain during the Raj. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/#x1)
- My friend Raj sits next to me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/#x2)
- Many English words came from India in the time of the Raj. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/#x3)
- The Raj ended when India became independent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/#x4)
- The film is set during the British Raj. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/#x5)
- «Raj» means «rule» in Hindi. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/#x6)
- Raj's Kitchen is our favourite restaurant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/#x7)
- Gandhi led people against the Raj peacefully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/#x8)

### note

Usually «the Raj» with capital R for the period. Pronounced RAHJ. As a name it has a capital letter. Related words: raja/rajah (king), maharaja (great king).

### In the corpora

- [He spends more time with Raj, who never asks for anything and always brings two biscuits.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «raj» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raj/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.