Definition of hindustani Hindustani

Hin•du•sta•ni

We found 8 definitions of hindustani from 5 different sources.

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What does hindustani mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

hindustani - a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
  Hindoostani, Hindostani
  hindi 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
hindustani - a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
  Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani
  asian, asiatic a native or inhabitant of Asia
  hindustan northern region of India where Hinduism predominates
  brahman, brahmin any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
  kshatriya a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste
  rajpoot, rajput a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India
  shudra, sudra a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste

Adjective

hindustani - of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language
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= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • hindustani (Adjective)
    Related to India, or historically the entire Indian subcontinent.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • hindustani
    Hindoostanee, hin-dōō-stan′ē, n. a dialect of Hindi, also called Urdū, the chief official and commercial language of India.—Also adj.

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Sign Language

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