Hindu
Americannoun
adjective
noun
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a person who adheres to Hinduism
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an inhabitant or native of Hindustan or India, esp one adhering to Hinduism
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Origin of Hindu
1655–65; < Persian Hindū Indian (adj., noun), equivalent to Hind ( see Hindi) + -ū adj. suffix
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Melvoin’s opponent is Ankur Patel, outreach director for Hindu University of America, who is critical of some charters but not as much as Rivas is, based on his survey responses.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Bengal was divided along religious lines into predominantly Hindu West Bengal, which became part of India, and Muslim-majority East Pakistan, later becoming Bangladesh.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The casualties include Bijay Ghimere, the first mountaineer from Nepal's underprivileged Hindu Dalit community to scale Everest.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Key Hindu beliefs illustrate this idea: Hinduism holds that many paths access one underlying Truth.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
I feel at home in a Hindu temple.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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