Hindu

adj.

1. Of or relating to Hinduism.
2. Of or relating to the Hindus and their culture.

n.

1. An adherent of Hinduism.
2. A native of India, especially northern India.

[Persian Hindū, from Hind, India. See Hindi.]

IN BRIEF: n. - A person who adheres to Hinduism; A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India adj. - Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism.

Tutor's tip: Note: "Hindi is the official language of India. A "Hindu" is a follower of Hinduism.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
  Synonyms: Hindoo, Hindustani

Meaning #2: a person who adheres to Hinduism
  Synonym: Hindoo

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The adjective Hindu has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or supporting Hinduism
  Synonyms: Hindi, Hindoo
  Pertains to noun: Hinduism (meaning #2)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Hindu
adj. - hinduistisk, indisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
Hindoe, hindoeïsme

Français (French)
n. - Hindou
adj. - hindou

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hindu
adj. - hinduistisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (εθνολ.) Ινδός, (θρησκ.) ινδουιστής
adj. - ινδουιστικός

Italiano (Italian)
indù

Português (Portuguese)
n. - hindu (m) (f)
adj. - hindu, indiano

Русский (Russian)
индус, индусский

Español (Spanish)
n. - hindú
adj. - hindú

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hindu
adj. - hinduisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
印度人, 印度教教徒, 印度的, 印度教的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 印度人, 印度教教徒
adj. - 印度的, 印度教的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 힌두교 신자, 인도 사람
adj. - 힌두교의, 힌두교 신자의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ヒンズー教徒, インド人, 北部インド人
adj. - 北部インド人の, ヒンズー教の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الهندوسي, احد اتباع الديانه الهندوسيه, مواطن هندي (صفه) هندوسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם השייך לדת ההינדית, הודית, הודי‬
adj. - ‮הודית, הודי‬

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