Hindustan

[ hin-doo-stahn, -stan ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Persian name of India, especially the part N of the Deccan.
the predominantly Hindu areas of India, as contrasted with the predominantly Muslim areas of Pakistan.

Hindustan

/ ˌhɪndʊˈstɑːn /

the land of the Hindus, esp India north of the Deccan and excluding Bengal
the general area around the Ganges where Hindi is the predominant language
the areas of India where Hinduism predominates, as contrasted with those areas where Islam predominates

First recorded in 1610–20; from Hindi, Urdu Hindustān, from Persian Hindūstān, literally, “country of the Hindus”; Hindi

Many writers, like Anu Chopra in the Hindustan Times, have correctly criticized the movie for its “lack of logic.”

Karen Leigh is a reporter and anchor for the Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi.

One hot night, in Hindustan, a king and queen lay awake in the palace in the midst of the city.

During the months which followed the outbreak at Delhi, all political interest was centred in that ancient capital of Hindustan.

The great mutiny at Delhi was stamped out, and the British flag waved over the capital of Hindustan.

Even to-day infanticide still appears to be practised by some of the Dravidian tribes of Hindustan.

In the autumn they spread themselves over the greater part of Hindustan, most abundantly in the Deccan.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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