Hindoostanee

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A form of Hindustani — Related to India, varying historically from the entire Indian subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.

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Meanings

nounHindoostanee (plural Hindoostanees)

plural Hindoostanees

  1. datedDated form of Hindustani.
proper noun
  1. datedDated form of Hindustani.

    Half his native English had now given way to bad Hindoostanee.

    1829, The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register, page 701
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APA

Hindoostanee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hindoostanee

MLA

“Hindoostanee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hindoostanee. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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