1.  hindu(n = noun.person) hindoo, hindustani - a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India;
is a kind of asian, asiatic
is a member of hindustan
has particulars: brahman, brahmin, kshatriya, rajpoot, rajput, shudra, sudra, vaisya

2.  hindu(n = noun.person) hindoo - a person who adheres to Hinduism;
is a kind of religious person
is a member of hindooism, hinduism
has particulars: swami, chela, hare krishna, shaktist, shivaist, vaishnava, saddhu, sadhu, sannyasi, sannyasin, sanyasi
Derived form adjective hindu₁

   hindu(a = adj.pert) hindi, hindoo - of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith"
Derived form noun hindu₂

   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.

   Same as Hindoo. This is now the more commonly used spelling. [1913 Webster]

hindu, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a follower of Hinduism.
2 archaic an Indian.
--adj.
1 of or concerning Hindus or Hinduism.
2 archaic Indian.

Etymology:
Urdu f. Pers. f. Hind India

hindu calendar, hindu calendar month, hindu deity, hindu kush, hindu kush mountains, hindu numeral