noun
Hindustan
noun
1
A historical name for India, or for the northern region of the Indian subcontinent.
"Old maps and poems often refer to India as Hindustan."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn older, traditional name for India or its northern heartland.
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Etymology
From Persian hindūstān, from Hindu + -stan ("land of").