Deobandi

English

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.

Adjective

Deobandi (comparative more Deobandi, superlative most Deobandi)

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