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Pronunciation

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani ہِنْدُوسْتان (hindūstān) / हिंदुस्तान (hindustān), itself from Classical Persian هِنْدُوسْتَان (hindūstān, “Indian subcontinent”). By surface analysis, Hindu + -stan.

Meanings

1. (colloquial) India (Republic of India).
2. (dated) The entire region of the Indian subcontinent.
   • “The Government of Her Majesty the Queen, Empress of India, […] says the movement is ‘for the remission of tax, the advancement of Hindustan, and the strengthening of the British Government.’ 1909, Rudyard Kipling, “The Enlightenments of Pagett, M.P.”, in Under the Deodars (The Works of Rudyard Kipling), Edinburgh de Luxe edition, Boston, Mass.; London: The Edinburgh Society, →OCLC, page 206:
   • He did not wish to steal anything. He only desired to know what to steal, and, incidentally, how to get away when he had stolen it. He thanked all the Gods of Hindustan, and Herbert Spencer, that there remained some valuables to steal. 1900 December – 1901 October, Rudyard Kipling, chapter XIII, in Kim, London: Macmillan and Co., published 1901, →OCLC, page 341:
   • There, floor piled upon floor above the chattering throngs, were these less gregarious units, each something of a mystery to his fellow-guests, each in his separate cell; and each as remote from real human companionship as if that cell were fashioned, not in the bricks of London, but in the rocks of Hindustan! 1913, Sax Rohmer, chapter 15, in The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu:
3. (obsolete) The northern (properly north central) region of India.

Forms

Relateds

Hinduland · Bharat · Hindustani

Synonyms

Bharat

Translations (94)

ur ہِنْدُوسْتان (northern region of India) · ko 힌두스탄 (northern region of India) · ru Индоста́н (northern region of India) · cmn 印度斯坦 (alternative name for India — see also India) · ka ინდუსტანი (northern region of India) · es Indostán (alternative name for India — see also India) · nl Hindoestan (northern region of India) · te హిందూస్తాన్ (northern region of India) · ps هندوستان (northern region of India) · cmn 痕都斯坦 (northern region of India) · sh Hȉndustān (northern region of India) · ks ہِندوستان (alternative name for India — see also India) · be Індаста́н (alternative name for India — see also India) · mr हिंदुस्थान (northern region of India) · tr Hindustan (alternative name for India — see also India) · ka ინდოსტანი (alternative name for India — see also India) · ml ഹിന്ദുസ്ഥാൻ (northern region of India) · dv ހިންދުސްތާނު (alternative name for India — see also India) · kk Үндстан (alternative name for India — see also India) · uk Індоста́н (northern region of India) · gu હિંદુસ્તાન (northern region of India) · fr Hindustan (alternative name for India — see also India) · ta ஹிந்துஸ்தான் (northern region of India) · as হিন্দুস্তান (northern region of India) · bn হিন্দুস্তান (alternative name for India — see also India) · ky Индустан (alternative name for India — see also India) · fa هِنْدوسْتان (northern region of India) · ar هِنْدُسْتَان (alternative name for India — see also India) · ru Хиндуста́н (alternative name for India — see also India) · pnb ھندستان (alternative name for India — see also India) · ta ஹிந்துஸ்தான் (alternative name for India — see also India) · ko 힌두스탄 (alternative name for India — see also India) · ur ہِنْدُوسْتان (alternative name for India — see also India) · pl Hindustan (alternative name for India — see also India) · cs Hindustán (northern region of India) · pa ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ (northern region of India) · ru Индоста́н (alternative name for India — see also India) · lbe Гьиндусттан (alternative name for India — see also India) · hy Հինդուստան (northern region of India) · kn ಹಿನ್ದುಸ್ಥನ (alternative name for India — see also India) · fi Hindustan (alternative name for India — see also India) · sh Хи̏ндуста̄н (northern region of India) · az Hindustan (northern region of India) · hy Հինդուստան (alternative name for India — see also India) · ja ヒンドスタン (alternative name for India — see also India) · uk Індоста́н (alternative name for India — see also India) · be Індаста́н (northern region of India) · ja ヒンドゥスターン (alternative name for India — see also India) · nl Hindoestan (alternative name for India — see also India) · de Hindustan (northern region of India) · cmn 印度斯坦 (northern region of India) · ar هِنْدُسْتَان (northern region of India) · uz Hindiston (northern region of India) · ja ヒンドゥスターン (northern region of India) · sd هندستان (alternative name for India — see also India) · kk Үндстан (northern region of India) · ca Hindustan (alternative name for India — see also India) · ky Индустан (northern region of India) · or ହିନ୍ଦୁସ୍ତାନ (alternative name for India — see also India) · hi हिंदुस्तान (alternative name for India — see also India) · pl Hindustan (northern region of India) · bn হিন্দুস্তান (northern region of India) · hi हिंदुस्तान (northern region of India) · fr Hindustan (northern region of India) · bg Индоста́н (northern region of India) · hi हिन्दुस्तान (northern region of India) · ml ഹിന്ദുസ്ഥാൻ (alternative name for India — see also India) · fi Hindustan (northern region of India) · tg Ҳиндустон (alternative name for India — see also India) · sv Hindustan (northern region of India) · tr Hindustan (northern region of India) · ca Hindustan (northern region of India) · mnc ᡥᡝᠨᡩᡠ᠋ᠰᡨᠠᠨ (northern region of India) · es Indostán (northern region of India) · hi हिन्दुस्तान (alternative name for India — see also India) · el Ινδουστάν (northern region of India) · mr हिंदुस्थान (alternative name for India — see also India) · az Hindustan (alternative name for India — see also India) · sv Hindustan (alternative name for India — see also India) · fa هِنْدوسْتان (alternative name for India — see also India) · ja ヒンドスタン (northern region of India) · el Ινδουστάν (alternative name for India — see also India) · bg Индоста́н (alternative name for India — see also India) · gu હિંદુસ્તાન (alternative name for India — see also India) · lbe Гьиндусттан (northern region of India) · kn ಹಿನ್ದುಸ್ಥನ (northern region of India) · uz Hindiston (alternative name for India — see also India) · pa ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ (alternative name for India — see also India) · or ହିନ୍ଦୁସ୍ତାନ (northern region of India) · tg Ҳиндустон (northern region of India) · ps هندوستان (alternative name for India — see also India) · as হিন্দুস্তান (alternative name for India — see also India) · de Hindustan (alternative name for India — see also India) · te హిందూస్తాన్ (alternative name for India — see also India)