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hindustani

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Adj — Connected with India, a term that has historically meant anywhere from the whole subcontinent to just the northern plains around the Ganges and Jumna.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani ہِنْدُوسْتانی (hindūstānī) / हिंदुस्तानी (hindustānī), which came from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَانِی (hindūstānī), made up of هِنْدُو (hindū, "Hindu, Indian"), ـسْتَان (-stān, "land"), and the adjective suffix ـِی (-ī). It is equivalent to Hindustan + -i.

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