Hindostani
- a variation of Hindoostani.
- a variation of Hindustani.
Example Sentences
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The city is old beyond the records of history, its name and fame glimmering faintly in the dim and distant perspective of ancient Hindostani legend and mythical tales.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
Urdu, or Urdū zabān, “the language of the camp,” is the name usually employed for Hindostani by natives, and is now the standard form of speech used by Mussulmans.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Charaka, a Hindu surgeon, who lived not later than 300 B.C., made some fine contributions to the medical literature in Hindostani.
From Education: How Old The New by Walsh, James J.
He knew the Greek alphabet, had picked up a bit of Hindostani on Indian service, and a little bit of French and Turkish in the Crimea.
From The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography by Murray, David Christie
These are all explained in the article Hindostani.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
