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Hindoo

Hindoo Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hindoo? [n] a person who adheres to Hinduism [n] a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India [adj] of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hindoo: Hindi \| Hindu \| Hindu \| Hindustani Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hindoo: See Also \| Asian \| Asiatic \| Brahman \| Brahmin \| chela \| Hare Krishna \| Hindooism \| Hinduism \| Hindustan \| Kshatriya \| Rajpoot \| Rajput \| religionist \| religious person \| saddhu \| sadhu \| Shaktist \| Shivaist \| Shudra \| Sudra \| swami \| Vaishnava \| Vaisya Hindoo In Webster's Dictionary \Hin"doo\, Hindu \Hin"du\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Hindoos}or {Hindus}. [Per. Hind[=u], fr. Hind, Hind[=u]st[=a]n, India. Cf. {Indian}.] A native inhabitant of Hindostan. As an ethnical term it is confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious name it is restricted to followers of the Veda. \Hin"doo\, or Hindu calendar \Hindu, calendar\ . A lunisolar calendar of India, according to which the year is divided into twelve months, with an extra month inserted after every month in which two new moons occur (once in three years). Note: The intercalary month has the name of the one which precedes it. The year usually commences about April 11. The months are follows: Baisakh . . . . . . . . . . April-May Jeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . May-June Asarh . . . . . . . . . . . . June-July Sawan (Sarawan) . . . . . . . July-Aug. Bhadon . . . . . . . . . . . Aug.-Sept. Asin (Kuar). . . . . . . . . . Sept.-Oct. Katik (Kartik) . . . . . . . . Oct.-Nov. Aghan . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov.-Dec. Pus . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec.-Jan. Magh . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan.-Feb. Phagun (Phalgun) . . . . . . . Feb.-March Chait . . . . . . . . . . . . March-April

Hindoo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hindoo?

[n] a person who adheres to Hinduism
[n] a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
[adj] of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hindoo: Hindi | Hindu | Hindu | Hindustani

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Hindoo In Webster's Dictionary

\Hin"doo\, Hindu \Hin"du\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Hindoos}or
{Hindus}. [Per. Hind[=u], fr. Hind, Hind[=u]st[=a]n, India.
Cf. {Indian}.]
A native inhabitant of Hindostan. As an ethnical term it is
confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious
name it is restricted to followers of the Veda.


\Hin"doo\, or Hindu calendar \Hindu, calendar\ .
A lunisolar calendar of India, according to which the year is
divided into twelve months, with an extra month inserted
after every month in which two new moons occur (once in three
years).

Note: The intercalary month has the name of the one which
      precedes it. The year usually commences about April 11.
      The months are follows: Baisakh . . . . . . . . . .
      April-May Jeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . May-June Asarh
      . . . . . . . . . . . . June-July Sawan (Sarawan) . . .
      . . . . July-Aug. Bhadon . . . . . . . . . . .
      Aug.-Sept. Asin (Kuar). . . . . . . . . . Sept.-Oct.
      Katik (Kartik) . . . . . . . . Oct.-Nov. Aghan . . . .
      . . . . . . . . Nov.-Dec. Pus . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      Dec.-Jan. Magh . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan.-Feb.
      Phagun (Phalgun) . . . . . . . Feb.-March Chait . . . .
      . . . . . . . . March-April

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