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Hindustan definition
Hin·du·stan (hin′do̵̅o̅ stan′, -stän′)
- kingdom in N India in the 15th & 16th cent.
- region in N India, between the Vindhya Mountains & the Himalayas, where Hindi is spoken
- the entire Indian subcontinent
- the republic of India
Etymology: see Hindustani
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