Deobandi

English

Etymology

From Hindustani دیوبندی‎ / देवबन्दी (devbandī); which means "of Deoband, Deobandi," from Devband, Deoband, town in Uttar Pradesh, India, the location of the Islamic seminary in which the movement began. [1]

Adjective

Deobandi (comparative more Deobandi, superlative most Deobandi)

  1. Belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.

References
  1. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Deobandi+Islamic+movement
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