hindustani

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Hin=du=sta=ni

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.

Etymology

Urdu f. Pers. hindustani (as HINDU, stan country)

ROGET THESAURUS

hindustani

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