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Northern region of India where Hinduism predominates
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hindustan
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hindustan \Hindustan\ n. northern region of India where Hinduism predominates.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hindustan is a common geographic term for the northern/northwestern Indian subcontinent .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from Persian, literally "country of the Hindus;" see Hindu + -stan .
Usage examples of hindustan.
But we learn from the History of Hindustan, as translated by Dow from the text of Ferishta, that Moazz-eddin Byram Shah, king of Delhi, whose reign began in 1239 and ended in 1242, was involved in troubles with his vizir and principal omrahs, by whom a mutiny was excited amongst his troops.