Hindi

['hindi:]

Definition

(noun.) the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script.

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Definition

(n.) The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In employs the Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is written.

Editor: Pierre

Definition

n. and adj. one of the languages of Aryan stock now spoken in Northern India.—Also Hin′dee.

Typist: Pierce