Deobandi

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adjective

Belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.

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Meanings

adjectiveDeobandi (comparative more Deobandi, superlative most Deobandi)

comparative more Deobandi · superlative most Deobandi

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

Origin

  1. Hindustani
  2. EnglishDeobandi

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.

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APA

Deobandi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deobandi

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“Deobandi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deobandi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deobandi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deobandi.

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