Difference between revisions of "Hindustan"
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<p> A name sometimes loosely applied to the entire Indian peninsula, but which, strictly speaking, embraces only the country of the upper valley of the Ganges, divided into NW. Provinces, Oude, and Behar; the language spoken is Hindi, a pure Sanskritic tongue, on which [[Hindustani]] is based, but with large [[Persian]] and Arabic admixtures. </p> | <p> A name sometimes loosely applied to the entire Indian peninsula, but which, strictly speaking, embraces only the country of the upper valley of the Ganges, divided into NW. Provinces, Oude, and Behar; the language spoken is Hindi, a pure Sanskritic tongue, on which [[Hindustani]] is based, but with large [[Persian]] and Arabic admixtures. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74680"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hindustan Hindustan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74680"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hindustan Hindustan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:02, 12 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
A name sometimes loosely applied to the entire Indian peninsula, but which, strictly speaking, embraces only the country of the upper valley of the Ganges, divided into NW. Provinces, Oude, and Behar; the language spoken is Hindi, a pure Sanskritic tongue, on which Hindustani is based, but with large Persian and Arabic admixtures.
