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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:

Hindoo; Hindu; Hindustani

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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