SINCE 1828
Hindi
noun
Hin·di
| \ ˈhin-(ˌ)dē
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Definition of Hindi
1
: a literary and official language of northern India
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: a complex of Indo-Aryan languages and dialects of northern India for which Hindi is the usual literary language
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Hindi
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English Language Learners Definition of Hindi
: an official language of India
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