Definition of Hindostani
Hindustani, the official and common language of India.
- Wikipedia
{ Hin"doo*sta"nee, Hin"du*sta"ni } (?),
a. [Hind. Hindūstānī an
Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hindūstān 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent.
- A person from India (historically the entire Indian subcontinent)
- An informal (colloquial) language made by blending of Hindi and Urdu languages.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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