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Hindoostani

Hindoostani is the archaic form of Hindustani.

Meaning of Hindustani

Noun

Hindustani (plural Hindustanis)

  1. A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.

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Forms of Hindoostani

pluralHindoostanis

Origin of Hindoostani

From Hindoostan + -i.

Questions about Hindoostani

What is Hindoostani the archaic form of?
Hindoostani is the archaic form of Hindustani.

Words near Hindoostani in the dictionary

  1. Hindoostan
  2. Hindoostane
  3. Hindoostanee
  4. Hindoostanees
  5. Hindoostanes
  6. Hindoostani
  7. Hindoostanis
  8. Hindostan
  9. Hindostanee
  10. Hindostanees
  11. Hindostani

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hindoostani (page history and authors); Hindustani (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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