hindustani
/HH IH1 N D UW0 S T AA1 N IY0/noun
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The pluricentric language of Hindi-Urdu, of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards; the language from which Hindi and Urdu are derived.
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A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.
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The Delhi dialect of that language.
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(historical) The language which is now known as Urdu.
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(historical) The language which is now known as Hindi.
adjective
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(music) of or pertaining to Hindustani music.
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(dated outside of South Asia) Related to India, varying historically from the entire Indian subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.
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