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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Neal McCluskey, National Review, 12 Sep. 2024
And during the Indian election this year, deepfakes were deployed en masse to create misleading videos of Bollywood celebrities and ads with Hindu supremacist language.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
The election was fought against the backdrop of growing Hindu nationalism and deepening authoritarianism.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
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Noun
No school can be simultaneously Christian, Hindu, secular, and so on.
—Neal McCluskey, National Review, 12 Sep. 2024
And during the Indian election this year, deepfakes were deployed en masse to create misleading videos of Bollywood celebrities and ads with Hindu supremacist language.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Although India has more than 100 languages, about 700 tribes, and large populations of Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs, the guidelines for the foundational Indian knowledge course emphasize Sanskrit texts and Hindu philosophies.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
The election was fought against the backdrop of growing Hindu nationalism and deepening authoritarianism.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
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“Hindu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hindu. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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