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Meaning of HINDI

Pronunciation:  'hindee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script
  2. [adj]  of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith"
 
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 Synonyms: Hindoo, Hindu
 
 See Also: Hindoostani, Hindostani, Hindustani, Sanskrit, Sanskritic language

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hin"di\, n. [Prop. a Per. adj. meaning, Indian, Hindoo.]
The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani
language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In
employs the Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is
written. --Whitworth.
 

 

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