English Dictionary: hindustani | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for hindustani | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hindoostanee \Hin"doo*sta"nee\, Hindustani \Hin"du*sta"ni\, a. [Hind. Hind[d4]st[be]n[c6] an Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hind[d4]st[be]n India.] Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. -- 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. |