Hindustani

Hindustani
Hindoostanee Hin"doo*sta"nee, Hindoostani Hin"doo*sta"ni, 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 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]

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  • Hindustani — adj. of or pertaining to Hindustan or its inhabitants. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • hindustâni — adj. 2 g. s. 2 g. s. m. O mesmo que hindustani …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Hindustani — [hin΄do͞o stä′nē, hin΄do͞ostan′ē] n. [Hindi Hindūstānī, lit., dweller in northern India, Indian < Pers Hindūstān, lit., country of the Hindus < Hindū (see HINDU) + stān, a place, country] a major dialect of Western Hindi, used as a lingua… …   English World dictionary

  • Hindustani — (Hindostani), s. Hindustanische Sprache u. Literatur …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Hindustani — (Urdu), s. Hindi …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • Hindustani — Hindustani, Hindui, s. Indien …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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