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Noun hin has 1 sense
  1. hin - ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
    --1 is a kind of
    volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit

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Term: hin

Description:

The term "hin" can refer to different meanings and is used in various contexts. It can be a noun, an adjective, or a verb in different senses, both popular and local.

Noun:

Sense 1: In Hinduism, "hin" is an abbreviation of "Hindu" and is used to refer to a follower or practitioner of the Hindu religion.

Sample Sentence: The conference brought together hins from all over the world to discuss the future of Hinduism.

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Sense 2: In Japanese, "hin" is a unit of currency equal to one-hundredth of a yen.

Sample Sentence: The price for the item was 500 hins.

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Adjective:

Sense 1: Informally used to describe someone or something as small, insignificant, or unimportant.

Sample Sentence: He dismissed her remarks as hin and continued with his work.

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Verb:

Sense 1: In local dialects, "hin" can mean to pursue or chase after something with great effort.

Sample Sentence: He hin'd after the bus, desperate to catch it before it left the station.

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