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Hindu
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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.

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

Hindu, Hindoo [ˈhɪnduː hɪnˈduː]
n pl -dus, -doos
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) a person who adheres to Hinduism
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) an inhabitant or native of Hindustan or India, esp one adhering to Hinduism
adj
(Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) relating to Hinduism, Hindus, or India
[from Persian Hindū, from Hind India; see Hindi]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Hindu - a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or IndiaHindu - a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
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
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"
Translations
Hindu [ˈhɪnˈduː]
A. ADJhindú
B. Nhindú mf

Hindu [ˈhɪnduː hɪnˈduː]
nHindou(e) m/f
adjhindou(e)
a Hindu temple → un temple hindou

Hindu
adjhinduistisch; Hindu peopleHindu(s) pl
nHindu m

Hindu [ˈhɪnˈduː] adj & nindù (m/f) inv

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 힌두교 신자 induistas, induizmas hinduists; hinduisma- Hindu hindoe hindu Hindus, hinduski hindu hindus индус hind, -ka; hinduistický Hindujec hindus hindu ผู้นับถือศาสนาฮินดู Hintli, Hindistanlı 印度教徒 індус; індуський ہندو عقیدے کا ماننے والا người Hin-đu

Hindu هندوسى Hind, hindský hindu, hinduistisk Hindu, hinduistisch Ινδουϊστής, ινδουϊστικός hindú hindu, hindulainen hindou Hindu, hinduistički indù ヒンズー教の, ヒンズー教徒 힌두교도, 힌두교도의 Hindoe, Hindoes hindu, hinduistisk Hindus, hinduski hindu индус, индусский hindu, hinduisk แขกที่นับถือศาสนาฮินดู, ชาวฮินดู Hindu người theo đạo Hindu, thuộc đạo Hindu 印度人, 印度人的


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