Hindustani

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hindustani \Hindustani\ adj.
     of or pertaining to Hindustan or its inhabitants.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hindustani
       adj : 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}]
       2: a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi [syn: {Hindoostani}, {Hindostani}]