hindoostani

noun, adjective

1. Hindustani.

noun

1. a standard language and lingua franca of northern India based on a dialect of Western Hindi spoken around Delhi. Abbreviation: HindCompare Hindi(def 2), Urdu.

adjective

2. of or relating to Hindustan, its people, or their languages.

noun

1. the dialect of Hindi spoken in Delhi: used as a lingua franca throughout India
2. a group of languages or dialects consisting of all spoken forms of Hindi and Urdu considered together

adjective

3. of or relating to these languages or Hindustan