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Hindostani

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hindoostaninounArchaic form of Hindustani. [A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.]
hindustaninounThe 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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hindoostaninounArchaic form of Hindustani. [A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.]
hindustaninounThe pluricentric language of Hindi-Urdu, of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards; the language from which Hindi and Urdu are derived.
hindustannoun(colloquial) India (Republic of India).
hindisnounModern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.
hindoonoun(dated, often derogatory) Hindu
hindusnoun(also known as Sanātanīs) people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.
rajasthaninounOne of the Indo-Aryan peoples native to Rajasthan.
pakistaninounA person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.
hindooismnounDated form of Hinduism. [A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.]
indianannoun(uncommon, proscribed) Synonym of Hoosier (“a native or inhabitant of Indiana”).
indiannoun(countable) A person from India.
indiennoun
pakistannounA country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.
kazakhstaninounA native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan.
hindinounModern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.
panjabinounAlternative form of Punjabi. [(uncountable) The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India.]
indianounA country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi.
kashmirinounA native or resident of Kashmir, or a descendant of such a person.
panjandrumnounAn important, powerful or influential person; muckamuck.
tajikistannounA country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Tajikistan. Capital: Dushanbe.

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