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Definition of: Urdu
(r′d, r·d′, ûr′d) noun
A variety of Hindustani used by the Moslems, containing many Arabic and Persian elements and written in the Arabic alphabet: the official language of Pakistan. Also spelled Oordoo. [<Hind. urdū, short for (zaban–i–) urdū (language of the) camp <Turkish ordū camp <Persian urdū. Related to HORDE.]
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