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hindustani
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hindustani has 2 senses
- hindustani(n = noun.person) hindoo, hindu - a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India; Array is a member of hindustan
- hindustani(n = noun.communication) hindoostani, hindostani - a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi; Array is a kind of hindi
is a kind of asian, asiatic
has particulars: brahman, brahmin, kshatriya, rajpoot, rajput, shudra, sudra, vaisya
Derived form adjective hindustani1
Derived form adjective hindustani1
Adjective hindustani has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
hindustani, a. [Hind. Hindūstānī an Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hindūstān India.].
Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. [1913 Webster]
hindustani, adj.
of or pertaining to Hindustan or its inhabitants. [WordNet 1.5]
hindustani, n.
- a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India. [WordNet 1.5]
- a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi. See Hindoostanee. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hindustani, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a language based on Western Hindi, with elements of Arabic, Persian, etc., used as a lingua franca in much of India.
2 archaic Urdu.
--adj. of or relating to Hindustan or its people, or Hindustani.
--n.
1 a language based on Western Hindi, with elements of Arabic, Persian, etc., used as a lingua franca in much of India.
2 archaic Urdu.
--adj. of or relating to Hindustan or its people, or Hindustani.
Etymology
Urdu f. Pers. hindustani (as HINDU, stan country)
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hindustani
Neologism
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