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1. (n.) Brahmin
(esp. in New England) a person from an upper–class family, esp. a family with considerable social and political power.
2. Brahmin
an intellectually or socially aloof person.
Etymology: (1475–85; var. of Brahman)
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1. (noun) brahman, brahmin
a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
"a Boston brahman"
2. (noun) brahman, brahmin
a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
"originally all brahmans were priests"
3. (noun) brahman, brahmin
the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
4. (noun) Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus
any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Brahmin
a person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos
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