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Definition: HINDUS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun Plural 1. Plural inflection of the noun hindu.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Base
(hinduly)		 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective hindu.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun Base
(hindu)		 1. A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India.[Wordnet].
2. A person who adheres to Hinduism.[Wordnet].
3. 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.[Websters].

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "Hindus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1795. (references)

Common Expressions: HINDUS

Expressions Definition
A Warning to the Hindus A Warning to the Hindus is a 1939 booklet by Savitri Devi. It is a treatise written in an attempt to "...make both those Hindus who are not nationalists, and those Indian nationalists who do not care to call themselves Hindus, into Hindu nationalists." The authoress valued Hindu India as the last surviving remnant of ancient Aryan spirituality, and issued this as a warning that it faces the threat of submergence from alien influences. (references)
Persecution of Hindus Persecution of Hindus has been experienced by adherents to Hinduism throughout history. In modern times Hindus have been persecuted in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) from the partition of India in 1947 until today. Hindus who initially constituted 30% of the population there have now dwindled to around 10%. Almost all of those driven out are now refugees in the North Eastern states in India. This ethnic cleansing has gone largely unnoticed by the rest of the world. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: HINDUS

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Persecution of Hindus 107     2003 Nadigram killings of Kashmiri Hindus 5
Hindus by district in India 103     2006 Doda massare of Hindus 3
Total number of Hindus in South Africa 23     A Warning to the Hindus 8
Gakhar Hindus 9     Gakhar Hindus 9
A Warning to the Hindus 8     Hindus by district in India 103
Muslim League Attack on Sikhs and Hindus in the Punjab 1947 7     Maurice G. Hindus 5
Maurice G. Hindus 5     Muslim League Attack on Sikhs and Hindus in the Punjab 1947 7
2003 Nadigram killings of Kashmiri Hindus 5     Pakistani Hindus 3
2006 Doda massare of Hindus 3     Persecution of Hindus 107
Pakistani Hindus 3     Total number of Hindus in South Africa 23

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).


Computed Synonyms: hindus

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   35.1497   hindus     hindoos     indians, seniors, endives, bottoms, latters   
 2   23.1095   hindus     indians     redskins, hindoos, indias, injuns, amerindians   
 3   2.1094   hindus     banyans     shopkeepers, brokers, traders, dealers, go-betweens   
 4   2.1093   hindus     barbers     bearders, burrers, flashers, pricklers, darters   
 5   2.1093   hindus     tinsmiths     tinners, whitesmiths, braziers, platers, tinsmith   
 6   2.1091   hindus     carpenters     woodworkers, shipwrights, carpenter, joineries, builds   
 7   2.1090   hindus     shopkeepers     merchants, storekeepers, dealers, traders, sellers   
 8   1.1094   hindus     stoups     fonts, stacks, bowls, goblets, heaps   
 9   1.1094   hindus     vass     vessels, ducts, tracheas, boats, naves   
 10   1.1093   hindus     vessels     boxes, vases, tubs, tanks, basins   
 11   1.1092   hindus     americans     yanks, American, americas, uss, gringos   
 12   1.1092   hindus     redskins     indians, injuns, reds, flatheads, redmans   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: HINDUS

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Spanish hindú (Hindu, Hindoo, Hindus). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Hindus. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top

Constructed Language Translations: HINDUS

Language Translations for “Hindus” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Hathagindathagus (Hindus). Additional references: Athag, Hindus. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Hagindagus (Hindus). Additional references: Double Dutch, Hindus. (volunteer)
Leet <~>|//¤|\/5 (Hindus). Additional references: Leet, Hindus. (volunteer)
Oppish Hopindopus (Hindus). Additional references: Oppish, Hindus. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Indushay (Hindus). Additional references: Pig Latin, Hindus. (volunteer)
Terran B hind (ayah, Hindus). Additional references: Terran B, Hindus. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Hubindubus (Hindus). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Hindus. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top