Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hindu"
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) 1.7 (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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