[hin-doo-stah-nee, -stan-ee] 
| 1. | a standard language and lingua franca of northern India based on a dialect of Western Hindi spoken around Delhi. Abbreviation: Hind Compare Hindi (def. 2), Urdu. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to Hindustan, its people, or their languages. |
| Hin·du·sta·ni (hĭn'dŏŏ-stä'nē, -stān'ē) n. A group of Indic dialects including the spoken form of Hindi-Urdu that function as a lingua franca throughout much of northern and central India. adj. Of or relating to Hindustan, its people, or the Hindustani language. |
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