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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hindoostanee \Hin"doo*sta"nee\, Hindustani \Hin"du*sta"ni\, a. [Hind. Hind[=u]st[=a]n[=i] an Indian, fr Hind. and Per. Hind[=u]st[=a]n India.] 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Hindustani adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language [syn: {Hindustani}] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India [syn: {Hindu}, {Hindoo}, {Hindustani}] 2: a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi [syn: {Hindustani}, {Hindoostani}, {Hindostani}]
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