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
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
