Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hindi"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hindi \Hin"di\, n. [Prop. a Per. adj. meaning, Indian, Hindoo.]
The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani
language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In
employs the Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is
written. --Whitworth.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Hindi
adj : of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith"
[syn: {Hindu}, {Hindi}, {Hindoo}]
n : the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken
mostly in the north of India; along with English it is
the official language of India; usually written in
Devanagari script [syn: {Hindi}]
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