Meaning Of The Word Caste

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caste
countable noun: A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society.

caste in American English
adjective: of, pertaining to, or characterized by caste
noun: 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

caste in British English
noun: any of the four major hereditary classes, namely the Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Sudra into which Hindu society is divided

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