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Hin·du·stani (hin′do̵̅o̅ stä′nē, -stan′ē)

noun

a major dialect of Western Hindi, used as a lingua franca throughout N India

Etymology: Hindi Hindūstānī, lit., dweller in northern India, Indian < Pers Hindūstān, lit., country of the Hindus < Hindū (see Hindu) + stān, a place, country

adjective

of Hindustan or its people, language, or culture

Browse dictionary entries near Hindustani

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