# Hindutva

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hɪnˈdʊtvə/ · frequency rank #65,963

## Definitions
1. Hindudom.
2. Hindu Rashtra.
3. The state or quality of being Hindu
4. The ideology of Hindu nationalism.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva) / Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”). Coined by Chandranath Basu in 1892 and appropriated by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

## Source
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