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caste
[ kast, kahst ]
noun
- Sociology.
- an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
- any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Hinduism. any of the social divisions into which Hindu society is traditionally divided, each caste having its own privileges and limitations, transferred by inheritance from one generation to the next; jati. Compare class ( def 13 ).
- any class or group of society sharing common cultural features:
low caste; high caste.
- social position conferred upon one by a caste system:
to lose caste.
- Entomology. one of the distinct forms among polymorphous social insects, performing a specialized function in the colony, as a queen, worker or soldier.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characterized by caste:
a caste society; a caste system; a caste structure.
caste
/ °ìÉ˲õ³Ù /
noun
- Also calledcaste system the system or basis of such classes
- the social position or rank conferred by this system
- any social class or system based on such distinctions as heredity, rank, wealth, profession, etc
- the position conferred by such a system
- entomol any of various types of specialized individual, such as the worker, in social insects (hive bees, ants, etc)
caste
/ °ìIJõ³Ù /
- A specialized group carrying out a specific function within a colony of social insects. For example, in an ant colony, members of the caste of workers forage for food outside the colony or tend eggs and larvae, while the members of the caste of soldiers, often larger with stronger jaws, are responsible for defense of the colony.
caste
- One of the four hereditary social divisions in Hinduism . Members of any one caste are restricted in their choice of occupation and may have only limited association with members of other castes.
Notes
Other yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Š²¹²õ³Ù±ðîi²õ³Ÿ noun
- ³Š²¹²õ³Ù±ðîl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²¹²Ôî tŸ±Â·³Š²¹²õ³Ù±ðî adjective
- Ÿ±²Ôî t±ð°ù·³Š²¹²õ³Ù±ðî adjective
- ²õ³Ü²úîc²¹²õ³Ù±ðî noun
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of caste1
Example Sentences
People would point out that the Nazis were inspired by the racial caste system in the United States and of course, as you well know, we have a long tradition in this country of reaction.
Elsewhere, curators are trying to introduce a more nuanced understanding of the history of textiles in India, including the ways in which it has been influenced by larger social realities of caste and class struggles.
Those demands must also frame the struggle in the clear language that Donald Trumpâs attempts to reconstitute the racial caste system are wrong.
The woman had accused Smitha - a Dalit woman from the most discriminated against caste in Hinduism's entrenched social hierarchy - of stealing her daughter's earrings and then refused to pay her.
On the top are Brahmins, the priestly class; while at the bottom are Dalits, a caste so lowly youâre not even supposed to shake hands with them.
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