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URDU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Urdu mean? 

URDU (noun)
  The noun URDU has 1 sense:

1. the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic scriptplay

  Familiarity information: URDU used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


URDU (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Urdu" is a kind of...):

Sanskrit; Sanskritic language ((Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes)


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