From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishUrduUr‧du /ˈʊəduː, ˈɜːduː $ ˈɜːrduː/ noun [uncountable] SLLthe official language of Pakistan, also used in India
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Urdu• Farsi, Urdu and Hindi are also spoken.• Hindi, Urdu, and Amerindian dialects.• Eva gave up learning Urdu and listening to sitar music at breakfast.• He knew little Urdu and no Arabic.• The same is true of Urdu poetry.• There are particular Urdu words which establish the relationship between two people.Origin Urdu (1700-1800) Hindi urdu-zaban “camp language” 