caste
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(noun) a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth |
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Related Words: class, social class, socio-economic class |
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(noun) (Hindu) a hereditary social class stratified according to ritual purity |
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Related Words: Brahman, Brahmin, Kshatriya, Shudra, Sudra, Vaisya, class, social class, socio-economic class |
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(noun) social status or position conferred by a system based on class: "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station" |
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Related Words: position, status |
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