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Hindu Definition

Hindu (hin′do̵̅o̅′)

noun

  1. Archaic a person born or living in India or on the Indian subcontinent
  2. a follower of Hinduism

Etymology: Pers Hindū < Hind, India < OPers Hindu, India, land of the Indus < Sans sindhu, river, the Indus

adjective

designating or of the Hindus or Hinduism

Hindu Synonyms

Hindu

modif.

Rajput, Sanskrit, Brahminic, East Indian.

Hindu Synonyms

Hindu

n.

Asian, Buddhist, Brahmin; see Indian 2.

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