Hindustan

[ hin-doo-stahn, -stan ]

/ ˌhɪn dʊˈstɑn, -ˈstæn /

Persian name of India, especially the part N of the Deccan.

the predominantly Hindu areas of India, as contrasted with the predominantly Muslim areas of Pakistan.

Compare India.

Example sentences from the Web for hindustan

Many writers, like Anu Chopra in the Hindustan Times, have correctly criticized the movie for its “lack of logic.”

‘Dhoom 3’ Review: Bollywood’s Baffling Blockbuster |Sujay Kumar |December 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Karen Leigh is a reporter and anchor for the Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi.

Keeping Up With the Mubaraks |Karen Leigh |January 29, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The country was for ever being upset, while the peoples of Hindustan could settle to nothing.

Jones of the 64th |F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton
It was simply in fact and effect a primeval prototype of the "puggaree" of Margate and Hindustan.

A Complete Guide to Heraldry |Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

There are sheep in Tartary that eat bones like dogs, and in Hindustan and Nepaul there are kinds that have four horns each.

Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found |Mayne Reid
Under such circumstances a junction of the Sikh army with the army of Gwalior would have raised a terrible storm in Hindustan.

India Under British Rule |James Talboys Wheeler
I gave you the wealth of all Hindustan, the wealth of the outer lands.

The Ten-foot Chain |Achmed Abdullah

Hindustan

/ (ˌhɪndʊˈstɑːn) /

the land of the Hindus, esp India north of the Deccan and excluding Bengal

the general area around the Ganges where Hindi is the predominant language

the areas of India where Hinduism predominates, as contrasted with those areas where Islam predominates