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Hindustani/hindʊˈstɑ:ni/ n. & adj.●n. hist. [史义] 1 a group of mutually intelligible languages and dialects spoken in north-west India, principally Hindi and Urdu 印度斯坦语(主要为印地语和乌尔都语) 2 the Delhi dialect of Hindi, widely used throughout India as a lingua franca (在印度广泛用作族际通用语的)德里方言 ●adj. of or relating to the culture of north-west India 印度斯坦文化的 [Urdu from Persian hindūstɑˉnī (as HINDU + -stɑˉn ‘country’)]■ Usage 用法说明 Hindustani was the usual term in the 18th and 19th centuries for the native language of north-west India. The usual modern term is Hindi, although Hindustani is still sometimes used to refer to the lingua franca. 在 18 世纪和 19 世纪 Hindustani 指印度西北部的语言，现代用语为 Hindi 。 Hindustani 有时仍可指通用语。 |