Hindustan
Historic and geographic term for the whole or part of the Indian subcontinent
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Hindustan, along with its shortened form Hind, are the Persian names for India, broadly the Indian subcontinent, which later became used by its inhabitants in Hindi–Urdu. Other toponyms of the Subcontinent, include Jambudvipa, Bharata, and India.
After the Partition of India, it continues to be used as a historic name for the Republic of India.
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