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
Example Sentences
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Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum were down 7.1% and 5.8%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
She also reported on U.S. regulatory power and the Department of Justice for Bloomberg's legal team in New York and covered Indian politics as a data reporter at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
"Sloppy India reach point of no return," said the Hindustan Times.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
He tied a rope around his waist and jumped into the freezing water to pull him out, he told Hindustan Times newspaper..
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
Silver Rupee of East India Company, 1675 East India Company, a great English company, originally simply a trading association, which played an important part in the history of Hindustan.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
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