Hindustani

[,hindu'stɑ:ni;-'stæni]

Definition

(noun.) a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi.

(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language .

Typist: Marcus--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language.

(n.) The language of Hindostan; the name given by Europeans to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words.

Edited by Cary

Definition

n. a dialect of Hindi also called Urdū the chief official and commercial language of India.—Also adj.

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