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Hindustan

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The country of the Hindûs. (Hind [Persic] and Sind [Sanskrit] means “black,” and tan = territory is very common, as Afghanistan, Beloochistan, Farsistan, Frangistan, Koordistan [the country of the Koords], Kohistan [the high-country], Kafiristan [the infidel country], etc.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Hill (Sir John)
Hill-folk
Hill-people or Hill-folk
Hill Tribes
Hills
Himiltrude
Hinc illæ Lacrymæ
Hind
Hinda
Hinder
Hindustan
Hindustan Regiment
Hinzelmann
Hip (To)
Hip and Thigh
Hip! Hip! Hurrah!
Hipper-switches
Hippo
Hippocampus
Hippocras
Hippocratean School

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