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  2. List of English words of Indian origin - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This is a list of words in the English language that originated in the languages of India. Hindi or Urdu

  3. List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies

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    The most widely accepted theory among scholars is that the words Maratha and Maharashtra ultimately derive from a compound of mahā (Sanskrit for "great") and rāṣṭrika. [13] The word rāṣṭrika is a Sanskritized form of Ratta, the name of a tribe or dynasty of petty chiefs ruling in the Deccan region. [14]

  4. History of Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    After the formation of Maharashtra, the state government established the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) in 1962 to spur growth in other areas of the state. In the decades since its formation, MIDC has acted as the primary industrial infrastructure development agency of the government of Maharashtra, and has established at ...

  5. List of by-elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

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    S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election 1 13 February 2015 Mukhed: Govind Rathod: Bharatiya Janata Party

  6. English Word-Formation - Wikipedia

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    English Word-Formation is a 1983 book by Laurie Bauer in which the author considers the relationship between word-formation and other areas of linguistics without trying to provide a fully-fledged theory of word-formation. [1] The book has been credited as the "first detailed study of Present-Day English word-formation". [2]

  7. Lezim - Wikipedia

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    Lezim or lazium is a folk dance form, from the state of Maharashtra in India. [1]Lezim dancers in formation. Sometimes also spelt as "Lezium", Lezim dancers carry a small musical instrument with jingling cymbals called the Lezim or lezium, after which the dance form is named.

  8. Maharashtri Prakrit - Wikipedia

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    Maharashtri or Maharashtri Prakrit (Mahārāṣṭrī Prākṛta) is a Prakrit language of ancient as well as medieval India. [5] [2]Maharashtri Prakrit was commonly spoken until 875 CE [1] [2] [3] and was the official language of the Satavahana dynasty. [6]

  9. Regional differences and dialects in Indian English - Wikipedia

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    Butler English, also known as Bearer English or Kitchen English, is a dialect of English that first developed as an occupational dialect in the years of the Madras Presidency, [11] but that has developed over time and is now associated mainly with social class rather than occupation. It is still spoken in major metropolitan cities.