Dictionary
Hin•du•sta•ni
Pronunciation: (hin"doo-stä'nē, -stan'ē), [key]—
n.
a standard language and lingua franca of northern India based on a dialect of Western Hindi spoken around Delhi.
Abbr.: Hind Cf.
Hindi (def. 2),
Urdu.
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adj.
of or pertaining to Hindustan, its people, or their languages.
Also,Hindoostani,Hindostani.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.