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Hin·du·stan (hin′do̵̅o̅ stan′, -stän′)

  1. kingdom in N India in the 15th & 16th cent.

  2. region in N India, between the Vindhya Mountains & the Himalayas, where Hindi is spoken

  3. the entire Indian subcontinent

  4. the republic of India

Etymology: see Hindustani

Browse dictionary entries near Hindustan

  1. ‹ Hinduism
  2. ‹ Hindu Kush
  3. ‹ Hindu-Arabic numerals
  4. ‹ Hindu
  5. ‹ hindsight
  6. ‹ hindshank
  7. ‹ hindrance
  8. ‹ hindquarter
  9. ‹ Hindoo
  10. ‹ hindmost
  1. Hindustani ›
  2. Hines ›
  3. hinge ›
  4. hinge joint ›
  5. hinged ›
  6. hinny ›
  7. Hinshelwood ›
  8. hint ›
  9. hinted at ›
  10. hinterland ›