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urdu
CIDE DICTIONARY
urdu, n. [Hind. urd.].
The language more generally called Hindustanee . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
urdu, n. a language related to Hindi but with many Persian words, an official language of Pakistan and also used in India.
Etymology
Hind. (zaban i) urdu (language of the) camp, f. Pers. urdu f. Turki ordu: see HORDE
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