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Hin·du·stani (hin′do̵̅o̅ stänē, -stanē)

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

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