Deobandi

Meaning

Adjective

Belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.

Origin

From Hindi and Urdu देवबन्दी / دیوبندی; which means "of Deoband, Deobandi," from Devband, Deoband, town in Uttar Pradesh, India, the location of the Islamic seminary in which the movement began.

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