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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hindoo \Hin"doo\, Hindu \Hin"du\ (?; 277), n.; pl {Hindoos}or {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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hindu \Hin"du\, n. Same as {Hindoo}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Hindu adj : of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith" [syn: {Hindu}, {Hindi}, {Hindoo}] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India [syn: {Hindu}, {Hindoo}, {Hindustani}] 2: a person who adheres to Hinduism [syn: {Hindu}, {Hindoo}]
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