rajah
Example Sentences
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It could be a wedding feast, perhaps, thrown by a rajah to celebrate the marriage of one of his sons — some occasion for which no expense would be spared.
From Seattle Times
We don’t ever really see this, but what the curators do show are energetic, engaged women with as many interests as their rajahs and maharajahs.
He’s often called the “sultan of sequins, the rajah of rhinestones” and has won numerous Emmy Awards for his designs and been nominated for Academy Awards.
From Washington Times
He's often called the "sultan of sequins, the rajah of rhinestones" and has won numerous Emmy Awards for his designs and been nominated for Academy Awards.
From US News
For there to be a hookah-smoking caterpillar, a rajah must visit the deanery.
From New York Times
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