Hind

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A hind is a female red deer. The word may also refer to:

• Ceryneian Hind, a deer in Greek mythology
• Republic of India, or parts of India, in ancient times. (See also Hindustan, Etymology of India)
• The Indian subcontinent.
• Hindi, the most widely spoken language in India
• Hindu, follower of Hinduism
• The Mil Mi-24 helicopter, codenamed the "Hind" by NATO
• The Golden Hind, a ship captained by Sir Francis Drake between 1577 and 1580
• Hind (crater), a lunar impact crater
• Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind, the Provisional Government of Free India
• Jai Hind, a patriotic salutation in India
• Hawker Hind, a Royal Air Force light-bomber of the inter-war years
• Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat, a national trade union confederation in India

Several notable people have the name Hind:

• Hind (singer), a Bahraini Pop Singer
• Hind bint Utbah, an Arabic woman who lived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries
• Hind Laroussi, a Dutch pop singer
• Arthur Hind (1856 - 1933)‎, an American industrialist and philatelist
• Arthur Charles Hind, an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
• Ella Cora Hind, a Canadian female journalist.
• Henry Youle Hind (1823–1908), Canadian geologist and explorer
• John Russell Hind (1823–1895), British astronomer.

[edit] See also

• Epinephelus, a genus of groupers sometimes referred to as hinds
• Hinds