Urdu

noun

Ur·du ˈu̇r-(ˌ)dü

ˈər-

: an Indo-Aryan language that has the same colloquial basis as standard Hindi, is an official language of Pakistan, and is widely used by Muslims in urban areas of India

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Stylistically, the works included references to hip-hop, the Beach Boys, Urdu ghazals and psychedelic Cuban blues. —

Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Now, after cutting immigration targets and limiting temporary residency, Canada is also actively deterring asylum seekers with ads in 11 languages, including Ukrainian, Hindi, Urdu and Tamil, according to Reuters earlier this month. —

Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024 Information about your rights when being questioned by police is available from the ACLU of Tennessee in several languages other than English, including Arabic, Spanish and Urdu. —

Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 26 Nov. 2024 Its buildings are in the Dutch Renaissance style, while its characters — who are ethnically diverse, and wear both Western and South Asian Muslim garb — all speak Urdu. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Urdu