[syn: Hindustani, Hindoostani, Hindostani]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language;
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hindustani \Hindustani\ adj.
of or pertaining to Hindustan or its inhabitants.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hindustani \Hindustani\ n.
1. a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India.
Syn: Hindu, Hindoo.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi. See Hindoostanee.
Syn: Hindoostani, Hindoostanee, Hindostani.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hindustani
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its
people or language
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]