hindustani Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
    Hindu; Hindoo.
  2. noun a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
    Hindoostani; Hindostani.
  3. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language

WordNet

Hin"doo*sta"nee, Hin"du*sta"ni adjective (Also<
  • Hindoostanee
  • Hindustani
)
Etymology
Hind. Hindustani an Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hindustan India.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. -- n. The language of Hindostan; the name given by Europeans to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words.

Webster 1913