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Hindoestaan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Hindi हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī, “person from India”) or a cognate, from Persian هندوستانی (“Indian, person from India”), from هندوستان (“India”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɪn.duˈstaːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hin‧doe‧staan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

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Hindoestaan m (plural Hindoestanen)

  1. an Indian-Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent

Usage notes

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Some speakers advocate the form Hindostaan as more inclusive of non-Hindu Indian-Surinamese.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Caribbean Javanese: Hindustan, Industan
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