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[syn: Hindustani, Hindoostani, Hindostani]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hindoostanee \Hin"doo*sta"nee\, Hindoostani \Hin"doo*sta"ni\,
Hindustani \Hin"du*sta"ni\, a. [Hind. Hind[=u]st[=a]n[imac] 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 Hindustan; 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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hindoostani
n 1: a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi [syn: Hindustani,
Hindoostani, Hindostani]