Hindustani
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- adjective
- /hɪnˈdʊstəni/
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hindustani
- The Karnatak musical tradition largely comprises devotional and spiritual themes and has more lyrical content than Hindustani music.
- Hindustani music
We're going to celebrate your presence here, whether you're North African Muslim or Pakistani ethnic Muslim or whether you're Hindustani and Hindu.
- We're going to celebrate your presence here, whether you're North African Muslim or Pakistani ethnic Muslim or whether you're Hindustani and Hindu.
Examples
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The study of Hindustani music at the sacred complex of Varanasi would have been a profound experience for Dikshita.
Academic text (2001) -
He performed a beautiful piece of Hindustani classical music during the festival.
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He carried out a special study for the United States Department of Labor on the Hindustani workers on the West Coast.
Academic text (1993) -
There he lived for five years, learning Hindustani music and receiving metaphysical training from his guru.
Academic text (2001) -
Hindustani music is heavily influenced by the musical systems of the Persian and Central Asian Islamic cultures that ruled India in earlier centuries.
Academic text (2001) -
In her later years, the queen chose an Indian Muslim to be her personal servant, and in one big ledger book after another, she practiced the elements of the Hindustani language.
Academic text (1997) -
The Hindustani language has many similarities with Urdu, especially in its vocabulary.
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In her later years, the queen chose an Indian Muslim to be her personal servant, and in one big ledger book after another, she practiced the elements of the Hindustani language.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hindustani comes from Hindustan, which means 'land of the Indus', so when something is Hindustani it belongs to or comes from that region, its people, or their language.