Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HINDOO
n.An aboriginal of Hindoostan, or Hindostan.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HINDOO; HINDU
Hin "doo, Hin "du, n.; pl. Hindoos or Hindus. Etym: [Per. Hindu, fr. Hind, Hindustan, India. Cf. Indian. ]
Defn: 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.
HINDOO CALENDAR; HINDU CALENDAR
HINDOO CALENDAR; HINDU CALENDAR Hin "doo, or Hindu, calendar.
Defn: 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 ). 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
HINDOOISM; HINDUISM
HINDOOISM; HINDUISM Hin "doo *ism, Hin "du *ism, n.
Defn: The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism.
HINDOOSTANEE; HINDUSTANI
Hin "doo *sta "nee, Hin "du *sta "ni, a. Etym: [Hind. Hindustani an Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hindustan India. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. -- n.
Defn: The language of Hindostan; the name given by Europeans to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Hindoo
Hin doo |ˈhindo͞o ˈhɪndu | ▶noun & adjective archaic spelling of Hindu.
Oxford Dictionary
Hindoo
Hin ¦doo ▶noun & adjective archaic spelling of Hindu.
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