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Hindustani

noun Hin·du·stani \ 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

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Origin and Etymology of hindustani

Hindi & Urdu Hindūstānī, from Persian Hindūstān India

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Hindustani

adjective

Definition of Hindustani

: of or relating to Hindustan or its people or Hindustani

First Known Use of hindustani

1800

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