han·u·man

(hŭn′o͝o-män′)

n. pl. han·u·mans

Any of various terrestrial monkeys of the genus Semnopithecus of southern Asia, having a gray body and a black face. Also called gray langur.

[Hindi hanumān, from Sanskrit Hanumān, a monkey-god in Hindu mythology, from hanumān, having a large jaw, from hanu, jaw; see genu- in Indo-European roots.]

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Hanuman

(ˌhʌnʊˈmɑːn)

1. (Animals) (sometimes not capital) another word for entellus

2. (Hinduism) the monkey chief of Hindu mythology and devoted helper of Rama

[from Hindi Hanumān, from Sanskrit hanumant having (conspicuous) jaws, from hanu jaw]

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Noun	1.	Hanuman - in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage
	2.	hanuman - langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India entellus, Presbytes entellus, Semnopithecus entellus langur - slender long-tailed monkey of Asia

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KARACHI -- Recent construction work at the historic Shri Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir in Soldier Bazaar has resulted in unearthing of several idols and other artefacts that may help in determining the origin of the temple said to be over 1,500 years old, it emerged on Monday.

Idols, artefacts found at Hindu temple

Summary: Thane (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): A 17-year-old boy sustained injuries after a house near Hanuman Mandir in Thakur Pada area of Mumbra got collapsed on Sunday, police said.

Maha: One injured as house collapses near Thane

In yet another instance of Hindutva terrorism, a mob in the Indian state of Jharkhand thrashed and lynched a Muslim man for refusing to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' (hail the deity Ram) and 'Jai Hanuman' (hail the deity Hanuman).

Hindu mob lynches Indian Muslim over refusal to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'

The 2019 Golden Hanuman live-ammunition military training exercises concluded on Wednesday with the participation of 2,332 soldiers from various units.

Golden Hanuman drills conclude

Summary: Hanuman was from the Jat community, UP Minister Chaudhary says

Debate rages in Uttar Pradesh over Hindu deity

As M'Baku, leader of the Jabari tribe challenges T'Challa for the leadership of Wakanda, he utters the phrase, "Glory to Hanuman," before they commence combat.

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All the roles that I have played till date had a certain get-up be it Hanuman or now as Balwinder Singh in '21 Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897'," said Vikram.

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The team has sent a constable named Hanuman Singh as decoy customer to ascertain actual status and activities of the offenders," Tiwari informed.

Two arrested for issuing fake Aadhaar cards in city

To the left, Hanuman is perched on top of a tree, possibly referring to the episode when he hides in the Ashokavana.

Indic epics in Khmer art: narrative reliefs of Baphuon: the narrative representations of the Ramayana and Mahabharata adorn several Khmer and Indian temples but Baphuon is aunique Khmer temple in its use and location

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who visited New Delhi in mid-September, had first mooted the Hanuman Bridge during his earlier tenure as prime minister from 2001 to 2004 when, interestingly, there was a Bharatiya Janata Party government in India.

A bridge too far