Uk English Meaning of caste

caste

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Definitions and Meaning of caste in English

Wordnet

caste (n)

social status or position conferred by a system based on class

(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity

a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth

in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony

Webster

caste (n.)

One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism.

A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves.

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caste

social status or position conferred by a system based on class, (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity, a soci

class,level,echelon,estate,folk,gentry,order,rank,stratum,tier

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