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hin·du·stani I. \ˌhindüˈstanē, -dəˈ-, -tän-, -tȧn-, -ni\ noun also hin·do·stani \“, -dōˈ-\ (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Hindi Hindūstānī, from Persian Hindūstān India 1. : Hindi, Urdu, and various vernacular dialects of northern India comprising a group of which literary Hindi and Urdu are considered diverse written forms 2. : the dialect of Delhi and the region to the northeast of Delhi 3. : a form of speech allied to Urdu but less divergent from Hindi, used in some urban areas and formerly in the British army, and commonly written in the Roman alphabet II. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective also hindostani \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ Usage: usually capitalized : of or relating to Hindustan or its people or Hindustani |