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Hindu

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.

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Asian 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic.

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Asiatic 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants.

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Brahman 76% connected

Alt. of Brahmin

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Brahmin 76% connected

A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos.

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Chela 76% connected

The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.

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Kshatriya 76% connected

Alt. of Kshatruya

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Rajpoot 76% connected

Alt. of Rajput

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Rajput 76% connected

A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, caste; a Kshatriya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of Rajpootana, in northern central India.

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Sudra 76% connected

The lowest of the four great castes among the Hindoos. See Caste.

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Vaishnava 76% connected

A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.

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Vaisya 76% connected

The third of the four great original castes among the Hindus, now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile class of Banyas. See the…

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Hindi 74% connected

The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In employs the Devanagari character, i…

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Hindi 74% connected

The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In employs the Devanagari character, i…

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Hindooism 70% connected

Alt. of Hinduism

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Hinduism 70% connected

The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism.

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Hindooism 66% connected

Alt. of Hinduism

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Hindi 92% connected

The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In employs the Devanagari character, i…

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Hindoo 92% connected

Alt. of Hindu

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Hindustani 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language.

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