Hindu (disambiguation)

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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, From Sanskrit Sindhu
• The Hindu, an Indian English language newspaper
• The Hindu Kush, the main mountain range in Afghanistan
• In Canadian English, a derisive term for Indo-Canadians^{[citation needed]} (typically Sikh and not Hindu)

[edit] See also

• Hindustani language
• Hindustan
• Hindi, an Indian language

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