mahajanapada
/mɑhəˈd͡ʒɑnəˌpɑdə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Mahajanapada.
Example Sentences
- "We know that there were sixteen mahajanapadas in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE but there were more than one hundred janapadas, some of which were independent and some others were included in the bigger mahajanapadas."
- "Among the 16 mahajanapadas the monarchical states of Kosala, Vatsa, Avanti, and Magadha, along with the non‐monarchical mahajanapada of the Vrijis or Vajjis, attained political prominence by eclipsing other contemporary powers. However, it was the mahajanapada of Magadha which ultimately rose to prominence."
- "Pataliputra was founded by Udayin while Rajgriha was founded by Bimbisar. Vajji was the ancient name of north Bihar. The territory of the Vajji Mahajanapada was located on the north of the Ganges river and extended up to the Terai region of Nepal."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɑhəˈd͡ʒɑnəˌpɑdə/
- British English: /mɑːhəˈd͡ʒɑːnəˌpɑːdə/