{ Hindoo, Hindu } (?; 277), n.; pl. Hindoos (#) or Hindus. [Per. Hindū, fr. Hind, Hindūstān, 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.

Hindu (?), n. Same as Hindoo. This is now the more commonly used spelling.
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