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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi;
[syn: Hindustani, Hindoostani, Hindostani]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Hindoostani n 1: a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi [syn: Hindustani, Hindoostani, Hindostani]