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Hindu : adj : of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith"
[syn: Hindu, Hindi, Hindoo]
(noun)
1: a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India [syn: Hindu,
Hindoo, Hindustani]
2: a person who adheres to Hinduism [syn: Hindu, Hindoo]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Hindoo \Hin"doo\,Hindu : \Hin"du\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Hindoosor
Hindus. [Per. Hind[=u], fr. Hind, Hind[=u]st[=a]n, India.
Cf. Indian.]
A native inhabitant of Hindostan. As an ethnical term it is
confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious
name it is restricted to followers of the Veda.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Hindu : \Hin"du\, n.
Same as Hindoo.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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