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Hindustani

DEFINITIONS OF: Hindustani

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adj of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language

n a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India

Synonyms:
Hindoo, Hindu
Types:
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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
smarta
one of a group of brahmans who uphold nonsectarian orthodoxy according to the Vedanta school of Hinduism
Type of:
Asian, Asiatic
a native or inhabitant of Asia

n a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi

Synonyms:
Hindoostani, Hindostani
Type 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
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