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Definition of Mahasabha in English:

Mahasabha

(also Mahasabah)

noun

Indian Politics

  • In full "Hindu Mahasabha". (The name of) an orthodox Hindu nationalist movement.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in The Times. From Sanskrit Mahāsabhā from mahā- great + sabhā assembly, council.

Pronunciation

Mahasabha

/ˈmɑː(h)əsəˌbɑː//məˈhɑːsəbɑː/