hindoostanee (Meaning)
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hindoostanee (a.)
Alt. of Hindustani
Synonyms & Antonyms of hindoostanee
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hindoostanee Sentence Examples
- The British Raj enforced the study of Hindoostanee, a precursor to modern Hindi and Urdu, in Indian schools.
- Missionaries in India played a significant role in promoting the use of Hindoostanee as a lingua franca.
- The Hindoostanee dictionary compiled by John Gilchrist became an authoritative reference for the language.
- The Hindoostanee language was widely spoken in the cantonments and trading centers of British India.
- The Indian Mutiny of 1857 exposed the inadequacy of Hindoostanee as a unifying language for the Indian subcontinent.
- The standardized form of Hindoostanee adopted after independence became known as Hindi in India and Urdu in Pakistan.
- The Hindoostanee language continues to serve as a literary and cultural bridge between Hindi and Urdu speakers.
- The Hindoostanee theater tradition, known as Parsi theater, flourished in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- The Hindoostanee version of "Hamlet" is a testament to the language's adaptability to Western literary traditions.
- The Hindoostanee language played a pivotal role in the development of modern Indian and Pakistani cultures.
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Alt. of Hindustani
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The British Raj enforced the study of Hindoostanee, a precursor to modern Hindi and Urdu, in Indian schools.
Missionaries in India played a significant role in promoting the use of Hindoostanee as a lingua franca.
The Hindoostanee dictionary compiled by John Gilchrist became an authoritative reference for the language.
The Hindoostanee language was widely spoken in the cantonments and trading centers of British India.
