Hindoo
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Hindoo
noun Hindoos
- Alternative spelling of Hindu Our early popular ideas of the mildness and effeminacy of the Hindoos were derived from the Bengalees, and are by no means characteristic of the general population of India.
- Any subject regarding to Mughal Empire. Having made Calcutta the capital of their dominions, the English distinguished this city by such peculiar marks of favour, as a free people would be expected to bestow, in establishing an English Court of Judicature, and granting to all within its jurisdiction, the same civil rights as every Briton
adjective
- Archaic spelling of Hindu There are brahmins of various degrees, who have the care of religion, or of the administration of the Gentoo law allotted to them. These priests are held sacred by the Indians or Hindoos.
Talk about this word "Hindoo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hindoo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Hindoo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hindoo "Hindoo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hindoo.
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@misc{hindoo_2026,
title = {Hindoo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hindoo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
