Urdu
noun
Ur·du
ˈu̇r-(ˌ)dü 
ˈər-
ˈər-
: an Indo-Aryan language that has the same colloquial basis as standard Hindi, is an official language of Pakistan, and is widely used by Muslims in urban areas of India
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This dramedy, in English and Urdu, was the centerpiece movie at the 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival.
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Yousafzai was a vocal advocate for girls' education, and wrote about the topic under a pseudonym for BBC Urdu.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 26 June 2025
As Sana’s family prepared for her funeral, disturbing comments started popping up on her TikTok and Instagram posts, most in Urdu, celebrating her killing.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
For those not speaking English or Spanish, Graves said there are interpretation services for 150 languages including Polish, Korean, Hindi, Russian, Ukrainian, Tagalog, Urdu and Mandarin.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Yousafzai was a vocal advocate for girls' education, and wrote about the topic under a pseudonym for BBC Urdu.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 26 June 2025
As Sana’s family prepared for her funeral, disturbing comments started popping up on her TikTok and Instagram posts, most in Urdu, celebrating her killing.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
For those not speaking English or Spanish, Graves said there are interpretation services for 150 languages including Polish, Korean, Hindi, Russian, Ukrainian, Tagalog, Urdu and Mandarin.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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“Urdu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Urdu. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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