Hindu (disambiguation)
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The word Hindu may refer to:
- An addherent of Hinduism. (see also Hindu philosophy)
- The Republic of India or a person or attribute thereof. (see also Culture of India)
- Historically,
- Epic India or a person or attribute thereof.
- British India or a person or attribute thereof.
- commonly confused with Hindi, an Indian language
- 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 (typically Sikh and not Hindu)