Rohilla

noun

Ro·​hil·​la

rōˈhilə

plural Rohilla or Rohillas

: a member of an Afghan people settling in the district of Rohilkhand in northern India early in the 18th century

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

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