Ma·ra·tha also Mah·rat·ta 
(mə-rätə, -rătə)
(mə-rätə, -rătə)n. pl. Maratha or Ma·ra·thas also Mahratta or Ma·rat·tas
A member of a traditionally Hindu people inhabiting Maharashtra state in India.
[Marathi Marāṭhā, from Sanskrit Mahārāṣṭraḥ, Maharashtra.]