Hindustan
Americannoun
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Persian name of India, especially the part N of the Deccan.
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the predominantly Hindu areas of India, as contrasted with the predominantly Muslim areas of Pakistan.
noun
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the land of the Hindus, esp India north of the Deccan and excluding Bengal
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the general area around the Ganges where Hindi is the predominant language
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the areas of India where Hinduism predominates, as contrasted with those areas where Islam predominates
Etymology
Origin of Hindustan
First recorded in 1610–20; from Hindi, Urdu Hindustān, from Persian Hindūstān, literally, “country of the Hindus”; cf. Hindi
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The moves include a special window to meet the dollar needs of three oil companies—Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum—to divert the firms’ demand away from the forex spot market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum were down 7.1% and 5.8%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
The film's screening was almost discontinued in 2015, but an uproar meant the fan favourite remained in its daily time slot at the Maratha Mandir, according to the Hindustan Times.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
In a separate article in The Hindustan Times newspaper, Mr Jacob also situates the recent talks between Delhi and Beijing in a broader frame: the trilateral interplay of India, China and Russia.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
British India and Afghanistan produce good tobacco, a lot of which is used in Hindustan and other Eastern countries.
From Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers by W. A. Brennan
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