[mah-huh-rahsh-truh] 
| a state in W central India. 57,430,000; 118,903 sq. mi. (307,959 sq. km). Capital: Bombay. |
| Ma·ha·rash·tra (mä'hə-räsh'trə) A historical region of west-central India. It was controlled by the Muslim rulers of India from the early 14th to the mid-17th century and incorporated by the British into the province of Bombay in the 19th century. The Marathi-speaking section of the region became a separate state in 1960. |
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