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1. (n.) Hindustani
a standardized form of the Hindi language based on the speech of the Delhi region.
2. (adj.) Hindustani
of or pertaining to Hindustan, its people, or their languages.
Etymology: (1610–20; < Hindi, Urdu Hindūstānī < Pers, =Hindūstān region of the Indus, Sind (HindūHindu+stān country) +-ī suffix of appurtenance)
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| Definition of 'Hindustani' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
2. (adj) Hindustani, Hindoostani, Hindostani
a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
3. (adj) Hindustani
of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language
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| Definition of 'Hindustani' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Hindustani
of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language
2. (noun) Hindustani
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
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| Definitions of 'Hindustani' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Hindustani
the official and common language of India.
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