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swaraj

[swuh-rahj]

swa·raj

[swuh-rahj]
noun
1.
(in India) self-government.
2.
(initial capital letter) (formerly, in British India) the political party supporting this principle over British rule.

Origin:
1905–10; < Hindi, presumably equivalent to Sanskrit sva own + Hindi rāj raj

swa·raj·ism, noun
swa·raj·ist, noun, adjective
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swaraj (swəˈrɑːdʒ)
 
n
(in British India) self-government; independence
 
[C20: from Sanskrit svarāj, from sva self + rājya rule]
 
swa'rajism
 
n
 
swa'rajist
 
n, —adj

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