Hindoo
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How to use Hindoo in a sentence
A Hindoo may have several wives; there are, however, but few examples of his availing himself of this privilege.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe most horrible and distressing scenes occur in the Hindoo dead-houses, and at the places where the corpses are burnt.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferIf a Hindoo happens to touch a Paria as he is passing, he thinks himself defiled, and is obliged to bathe immediately.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe other day our Hindoo nurse was watching our baby asleep, and noticing that it frequently smiled, said, "God is talking to it!"
The Hindoo temples consist properly of a tower thirty or sixty feet in height, without windows, and having only a small entrance.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for Hindoo
/ (ˈhɪnduː, hɪnˈduː) /
Derived forms of Hindoo
- Hindooism (ˈhɪndʊˌɪzəm), noun
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