HINDUSTANI

Hindustani

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language

Hindustani, Hindoostani, Hindostani

(noun) a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi

Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani

(noun) a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Hin"doo*sta"nee, Hin"du*sta"ni, a. Etym: [Hind. Hindustani an Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hindustan India.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language.

– n.

Definition: The language of Hindostan; the name given by Europeans to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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