Definitions of Hindustani
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of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language
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a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
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brahman, brahmin
a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
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Kshatriya
a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste
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Rajpoot, Rajput
a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India
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Shudra, Sudra
a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste
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Vaisya
a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes
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smarta
one of a group of brahmans who uphold nonsectarian orthodoxy according to the Vedanta school of Hinduism
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a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
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synonyms:
Hindoostani, Hindostani
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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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Hindi
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