Hindustani meaning

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Hindustani (noun): a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India.

Hindustani has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.

Hindustani as a noun

a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
Synonyms: Hindu, Hindoo
Type of: Asian
Kinds: brahman, Kshatriya, Rajput, Shudra, Vaisya
a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
Synonyms: Hindoostani, Hindostani
Type of: Hindi

Hindustani as an adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language
Related forms: Hindustan

Hindustani in a sentence

Hindi and Urdu are standardized varieties of the Hindustani language.
He has taught a group of Hindustani boys.
Hindustani is an Indo-Aryan language.

Word lists: words starting with HI · words ending in NI · 10-letter words

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