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HINDUSTAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hindustan mean?
• HINDUSTAN (noun)
The noun HINDUSTAN has 1 sense:
1. northern region of India where Hinduism predominates
Familiarity information: HINDUSTAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Northern region of India where Hinduism predominates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (members of "Hindustan"):
Hindoo; Hindu; Hindustani (a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India)
Holonyms ("Hindustan" is a part of...):
Bharat; India; Republic of India (a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)
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