• (a.) Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas. • (n.) One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit. • (n.) A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/mahratta/
Mah·rat'ta noun [ Hind. Marhatā , Marhāttā , the name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Sanskrit name Mahā- rāshtra .] One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is close... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/8
The Mahratta was a British-built Indian corvette of 980 tons displacement launched in 1943 as HMS Charlock. The Mahratta was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 109. She was armed with one 4 inch gun; one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and one hedgehog ant... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RM.HTM