Hindoo

[ hin-doo ]

/ ˈhɪn du /

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noun, adjective plural Hin·doos,

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Words nearby Hindoo

hindered, Hindfell, hindgut, Hindi, hindmost, Hindoo, Hindoostani, hindquarter, hindrance, hind shank, hindsight

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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 Pfeiffer
The 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 Pfeiffer
If 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 Pfeiffer
The other day our Hindoo nurse was watching our baby asleep, and noticing that it frequently smiled, said, "God is talking to it!"
Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853|Various

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

Hindoo

/ (ˈhɪnduː, hɪnˈduː) /

noun, adjective plural -doos

an older spelling of Hindu

Derived forms of Hindoo

Hindooism (ˈhɪndʊˌɪzəm), noun

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