Hindustan

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Hindustan (/ˈhɪn.du.stæn/ or /ˈhɪn.du.stɑn/, HIN-doo-stan; ), along with its shortened form Hind, is the Persian-language name for India, broadly the Indian subcontinent, that later became commonly used by its inhabitants in Hindustani. Historically the term was used simultaneously for both the northern Indian subcontinent and for the entire subcontinent. Since the partition of India in 1947, Hindustan continues to be used to the present day as a historic name for the Republic of India. The Arabic equivalent of the term is al-Hind. Hindustan was also commonly spelt as Hindostan or Hindoostan in English. The word was also used in Prakrit and Sanskrit languages widely.

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