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HINDOOSTANI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hindoostani mean?
• HINDOOSTANI (noun)
The noun HINDOOSTANI has 1 sense:
1. a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
Familiarity information: HINDOOSTANI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hindoostani; Hindostani; Hindustani
Hypernyms ("Hindoostani" is a kind of...):
Hindi (the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script)
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