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hindquarter
hindrance
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Hindu Kush
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Hindustani music
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Hindustani

Hin·du·sta·ni [ hìndoo stnee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
group of S Asian languages: a group of South Asian languages and dialects that includes all forms of Urdu and Hindi



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of Hindustan: relating to Hindustan

2. of Hindustani: relating to Hindustani

[Early 17th century. Via Urdu< Persian Hindūstānī "of the Indian country"]
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