Deobandi
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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)
- Belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.
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