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HINDUSTANI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
Synonyms:
Hindoostani; Hindostani; Hindustani
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Hindustani" is a kind of...):
Hindi (the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script)
Derivation:
Hindustani (of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hindustani" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Hindustani"):
brahman; brahmin (a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas)
Kshatriya (a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste)
Rajpoot; Rajput (a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India)
Shudra; Sudra (a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste)
Vaisya (a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes)
Holonyms ("Hindustani" is a member of...):
Hindustan (northern region of India where Hinduism predominates)
Derivation:
Hindustani (of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Hindustan (northern region of India where Hinduism predominates)
Derivation:
Hindustani (a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi)
Hindustani (a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India)
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