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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hindustan

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.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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