Hindustani

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1Hin·du·stani

noun \ˌhin-dü-ˈsta-nē, -ˈstä-nē\

Definition of HINDUSTANI

: a group of Indo-Aryan dialects of northern India of which literary Hindi and Urdu are considered diverse written forms

Origin of HINDUSTANI

Hindi & Urdu Hindūstānī, from Persian Hindūstān India
First Known Use: 1808

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