Hindu (disambiguation)

Hindu (disambiguation)

The word Hindu may refer to:

* An adherent of Hinduism. (see also Hindu philosophy)
* Historically,
** Epic India or a person or attribute thereof.
** British India or a person or attribute thereof.
* Inhabitant of Hindustan (Hindustan is a colloquial term for India; it means "the land of the Hindus")
* Persian name for the river Indus River.
* "The Hindu", an Indian English language newspaper
* The Hindu Kush, the main mountain range in Afghanistan
* In Canadian English, a derisive term for Indo-CanadiansFact|date=September 2007 (typically Sikh and not Hindu)

ee also

*Hindustani
*Hindustan
*Hindi, an Indian language


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