Hindu

Hin·du  (hnd)

adj.

1. Of or relating to Hinduism.

2. Of or relating to the Hindus and their culture.

n.

1. An adherent of Hinduism.

2. A native of India, especially northern India.

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[Persian Hind, from Hind, India; see Hindi.]

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Hindu

Noun

pl -dus

a person who practises Hinduism

Adjective

of Hinduism

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hindu - a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India Hindoo, Hindustani Hindustan - northern region of India where Hinduism predominates Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia brahman, brahmin - a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" Kshatriya - a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste Rajpoot, Rajput - a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India Shudra, Sudra - a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste Vaisya - a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes
	2.	Hindu - a person who adheres to Hinduism Hindoo Hindooism, Hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity swami - a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect chela - a Hindu disciple of a swami Hare Krishna - worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Shaktist - worshipper of Shakti Shivaist - worshipper of Shiva Vaishnava - worshipper of Vishnu saddhu, sadhu - (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man sannyasi, sannyasin, sanyasi - a Hindu religious mendicant
Adj.	1.	Hindu - of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith" Hindi, Hindoo

Translations

Hindu [ˈhɪnduː] n → hindú m/f

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Hindu [ˈhɪnduː] n → Hindou(e)

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Hindu [ˈhɪnduː] adj → hinduistisch, Hindu-

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Hindu [ˈhɪnduː] n → indù m/f inv

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Hindu

n / adj Hindu [hinˈduː]

(of) a person who believes in, and lives according to the rules of, the religion of ˈHinduism. Hindoe الهندوسي индуски hind, -ka; hinduistický hindu der Hindu ινδουιστής, ινδουιστικός hindú hindu پیرو آیین هندو hindu hindou, oue הִינדִי हिंदू Hindus; hinduisticki; hinduizam hindu Hindu hindúi indù ヒンズー教徒 힌두교도(의) induistas, induizmas hinduists; hinduisma- Hindu hindoe hindu Hindus, hinduski hindu hindus индус hind, -ka; hinduistický Hindujec hindus hindu ผู้นับถือศาสนาฮินดู Hintli, Hindistanlı 印度教教徒 індус; індуський ہندو عقیدے کا ماننے والا người Hin-đu 印度教教徒