Definition of Hindu. Meaning of Hindu. Synonyms of Hindu

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Definition of Hindu

Hindu
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.
Hindu
Hindu Hin"du, n. Same as Hindoo.

Meaning of Hindu from wikipedia

- Hindus (Hindustani: [ˈɦɪndu] (listen); /ˈhɪnduːz/) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical...
- billion followers, or 15–16% of the global po****tion, known as Hindus. The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion...
- The Hindu is an Indian leftist English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a w****ly in...
- subcontinent. "Hindu nationalism" is a simplistic translation of हिन्दू राष्ट्रवाद (IAST: Hindū rāṣṭravāda). It is better described as "Hindu polity". The...
- Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism. The terms and epithets for deities within the diverse traditions of Hinduism vary, and include Deva...
- A Hindu temple, or Devasthana or mandir or koil or kovil in Indian languages, is a house, seat and body of divinity for Hindus. It is a structure designed...
- Hindutva (lit. "Hindu-ness") is a political ideology encomp****ing the cultural justification of Hindu nationalism. The political ideology was formulated...
- A Hindu wedding, also known as Vivaha (Devanagari: विवाह; Vivaaha) (pronunciation (help·info)), Marathi: Lagna (लग्न), Kalyanam (Devanagari: कल्याणम्;...
- The Hindu calendar, Panchanga (Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्ग) or Panjika is one of various lunisolar calendars that are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinent...
- 35°N 71°E / 35°N 71°E / 35; 71 The Hindu Kush (Persian: هندوکش, romanized: hindū-kuš, meaning Hindu-Killer) is an 800-kilometre-long (500 mi) mountain...