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Hindustan
" It's certainly true that I was brought up in that British amateur tradition, the one which always held that if you were reasonably good at cricket, knew one or two Latin texts and a few zingy Oscar Wilde quotes for dinner parties, you were pretty much ready to go and run some outpost in Hindustan."
Damian Lewis

Meaning of "Hindustan" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HINDUSTAN

ˌhɪndʊˈstɑːn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HINDUSTAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hindustan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HINDUSTAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hindustan

Hindustan (Hindi: हिन्दुस्तान ; Urdu: ہندوستان‎ ; pronunciation (help·info) ), Hindustān ), technically "Hindu land", is a popular name for the northern/northwestern Indian subcontinent.

Definition of Hindustan in the English dictionary

The first definition of Hindustan in the dictionary is the land of the Hindus, esp India north of the Deccan and excluding Bengal. Other definition of Hindustan is the general area around the Ganges where Hindi is the predominant language. Hindustan is also the areas of India where Hinduism predominates, as contrasted with those areas where Islam predominates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HINDUSTAN

Afghanistan · Balochistan · Dagestan · Daghestan · Kafiristan · Kordestan · Kurdestan · Kurdistan · Kyrgyzstan · Nuristan · Pakistan · Rajasthan · Tadjikistan · Tadzhikistan · Tajikistan · Turkestan · Turkistan · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Waziristan

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HINDUSTAN

Hindi · hindleg · hindmost · Hindoo · Hindooism · Hindoostani · Hindostani · hindquarter · hindquarters · hindrance · hindshank · hindsight · Hindu · Hindu Kush · Hinduism · Hindustani · Hindutva · hindward · hindwing · Hines

WORDS THAT END LIKE HINDUSTAN

Athelstan · Augustan · Avestan · Baluchistan · Bantustan · Bashkortostan · capstan · Chinese Turkestan · Dunstan · East Pakistan · Kazakhstan · Kazakstan · Kirgizstan · Londonistan · mangostan · protistan · Russian Turkestan · sacristan · Tristan · West Pakistan

Synonyms and antonyms of Hindustan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hindustan» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HINDUSTAN

Find out the translation of Hindustan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Hindustan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hindustan» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

印度斯坦
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Hindustan
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Hindustan
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

हिंदुस्तान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هندوستان
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Hindustan
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Hindustan
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

হিন্দুস্থান
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Hindustan
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Hindustan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Hindustan
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ヒンダスタン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

힌두 스탄
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Hindustan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hindustan
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஹிந்துஸ்தான்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हिंदुस्तान
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Hindistan
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Hindustan
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Hindustan
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Hindustan
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Hindustan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Hindustan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hindustan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hindu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hindustan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hindustan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HINDUSTAN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Hindustan
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Hindustan».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hindustan

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «HINDUSTAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Hindustan.
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Damian Lewis
It's certainly true that I was brought up in that British amateur tradition, the one which always held that if you were reasonably good at cricket, knew one or two Latin texts and a few zingy Oscar Wilde quotes for dinner parties, you were pretty much ready to go and run some outpost in Hindustan.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HINDUSTAN»

Discover the use of Hindustan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hindustan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Modern Vernacular Literature of Hindustan
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
George Abraham Grierson, 2010
2
The History Of Hindustan (3 Vols.)
This book is a must for all Research Centers, Institutes, Universities and Libraries and gives a contemporary account of the Muslim period in India.
Alexander Dow, 2003
3
The Asiatic annual register or a view of the history of ...
The whole of the English territorial possessions in Hindustan, shall be reduced. Half of the country, and the forts and stores, shall be taken by the Sircar, and the other half made over to the French Sirdar. After making over to the French Sirdar  ...
‎1800
4
Venus in India; Or Love Adventures in Hindustan
Venus in India or Love Adventures in Hindustan Printed at Carnopolis for the Delectation of the Amorous and the Instruction of the Amateur The notorious two-volume account of Captain Devereaux's service to her majesty on the Subcontinent.
Charles Devereaux, 2005
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Babur Nama: Journal of Emperor Babur
The Babur Nama, a journal kept by Zahir Uddin Muhammad Babur (1483-1530), the founder of the Mughal Empire, is the earliest example of autobiographical writing in world literature, and one of the finest.
Babur (Emperor of Hindustan), Dilip Hiro, 2006
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Hindustan Antibiotics Bulletin
EDITORIAL COUNCIL Dr. R. K. Nanda Chairman and Editor in Chief A. R. Jadhav Secretary and Asst. Editor Hindustan Antibiotics Bulletin contains, articles and reviews on all aspects of antibiotics production and use. The views expressed in ...
‎1999
7
Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
At the time of her death, she left behind two unpublished novels Le Journal de Mademoiselle dArvers (thought to be the first novel in French by an Indian writer) and Bianca, or the Young Spanish Maiden (thought to be the first novel in ...
Toru Dutt, 2010
8
The Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan
The state of the country is thus described by a contemporary historian, quoted by Tod: — "The people of Hindustan at this period thought only of personal safety and gratification. Misery was disregarded by those who escaped it; and man, ...
Henry George Keene, 1971
9
Naujawan Bharat Sabha and Hindustan Socialist Republican ...
Narration of the revolutionary activities in India, 1924-1947.
Ram Chandra, 1986
10
Memoirs of Zehir-ed-Din Muhammed Baber, Emperor of Hindustan
It is plain, however, that Baber regarded his expedition into Bhira, or Behreh, in A. H. 925, not as his third, hut as his first expedition into Hindustan ; bo that the ignorance of Abulfazl was greater than he himself supposed. The expedition ...
Bābur (Mogulreich, Kaiser), John Leyden, William Erskine, 1826

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HINDUSTAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hindustan is used in the context of the following news items.
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In pics: 1 killed as SUV flies, crashes into auto in … - Hindustan Times
Three unknown car borne youths fired gunshots at another car ferrying a locally known gangster on MG Road, Gurgaon, on Wednesday ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
Indian Army denies reports of Pakistan shooting … - Hindustan Times
Pakistan said on Wednesday an "Indian spy drone" was shot down by the army along the Line of Control in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
3
Hindustan Unilever to sell iconic south Mumbai guest house …
MUMBAI: Consumer products maker Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is selling its iconic south Mumbai guest house 'Alhambra', which was built by ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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Greek parliament approves bailout package … - Hindustan Times
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) attends a parliamentary session in Athens, Greece July 16, 2015. Tsipras battled to win lawmakers' ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
Hindustan Fluorocarbons Ltd announces appointment of BIFR …
The Board of Hindustan Fluorocarbons Ltd has noted the appointment of Sri. Sanjeeva Narayan, Practicing Chartered Accountant and partner ... «Equity Bulls, Jul 15»
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Hindustan Media Q1 net up 23.11% at Rs 41.71 crore
The company had posted a standalone net profit of Rs 33.88 crore in the same quarter of 2014-15, Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL) said ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
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Newslaundry – Why Hindustan Times won't name the pizza delivery …
However, if your choice of morning newspaper is Hindustan Times – you wouldn't know that piece of detail. Space constraint, maybe? After all ... «Newslaundry, Jul 15»
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How India's Hindustan Times uses Dataminr to find breaking news
Inspired by these other case studies, New Delhi's Hindustan Times (HT) newsroom, where I'm working as part of my ICFJ Knight Fellowship, ... «IJNet, Jul 15»
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CSK, RR suspended from IPL for 2 yrs; life ban … - Hindustan Times
CSK, RR suspended from IPL for 2 yrs; life ban on Kundra, Meiyappan. HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi; |; Updated: Jul 15, 2015 03:04 IST ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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29 killed in stampede at Godavari Pushkaram in … - Hindustan Times
A stampede occured during the Godavari Pushkaralu in Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh when a large number of pilgrims rushed towards one ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hindustan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hindustan>. May 2024 ».
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