Hin·du
ˈhin-(ˌ)dü 
variants
or less commonly Hindoo
1
: an adherent of Hinduism
2
: a native or inhabitant of India
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Ashok Sharma, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
While Nepal attracts around two million trekkers each year, fewer than 20,000 people come to Pakistan for adventure tourism, despite having three of the world’s great mountain ranges – Himalayas, Karakoram and Hindu Kush.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
In 2003, not long after the Gujarat anti-Muslim pogrom generated global condemnation of Hindu extremism, a group of second-generation Indian-American professionals founded the Hindu American Foundation (HAF).
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Chinese products are ubiquitous in India, from toys to smartphones to Hindu idols.
—Ashok Sharma, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
While Nepal attracts around two million trekkers each year, fewer than 20,000 people come to Pakistan for adventure tourism, despite having three of the world’s great mountain ranges – Himalayas, Karakoram and Hindu Kush.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
In 1947, his family, along with millions of other Hindu refugees, was forced by sectarian violence to leave Lahore when the city became part of Pakistan, and resettle in a new India.
—Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
In 2003, not long after the Gujarat anti-Muslim pogrom generated global condemnation of Hindu extremism, a group of second-generation Indian-American professionals founded the Hindu American Foundation (HAF).
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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“Hindu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hindu. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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