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1. (n.) caste
any of the hereditary social divisions of traditional Hindu society, as the Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Shudra.
2. caste
an endogamous social group limited to persons of the same hereditary rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having distinctive mores.
3. caste
any rigid system of social distinctions.
4. caste
social position conferred upon one by a caste system:
to lose caste.
5. caste
one of the distinct forms among polymorphous social insects, performing a specialized function in the colony, as a queen, worker, or soldier.
Etymology: (1545–55; < Pg casta race, breed < L castus pure, chaste)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) caste
social status or position conferred by a system based on class
"lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"
2. (noun) caste
(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
3. (noun) caste
a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
4. (noun) caste
in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) caste
one of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism
2. (noun) caste
a separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. caste
rank in society of an exclusive nature due to birth or origin, such as prevails among the Hindus especially. Among them there are originally two great classes, the twice-born and the once-born, i. e. those who have passed through a second birth, and those who have not; of the former there are three grades, Brahmans, or the priestly caste, from the mouth of Brahma; Kshatriyas, or the soldier caste, from the hands of Brahma; and Vaisyas, or the agricultural caste, from the feet of Brahma; while the latter are of one rank and are menial to the other, called Sudras, earth-born all; notwithstanding which distinction often members of the highest class sink socially to the lowest level, and members of the lowest rise socially to the highest.
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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caste
A Chinese Wall that deprives you of the society of sensible people.
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Sense: a social class especially in India
the lowest caste; (
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 Afrikaans: kaste, stand |
 Arabic: طَبَقَةٌ خاصَّةٌ عِنْدَ ا |
 Bulgarian: каста |
 Brazilian: casta |
 Czech: kasta, kastovní |
 German: die Kaste |
 Danish: kaste; kaste- |
 Greek: κάστα |
 Spanish: casta |
 Estonian: kast |
 Farsi: هر یک از طبقات اجتماعی هن |
 Finnish: kasti |
 French: caste |
 Hebrew: כָּת מַעֲמָדִית בְּהוֹדוּ |
 Hindi: जाति, वर्ण, गोत्र |
 Croatian: kasta |
 Hungarian: kaszt |
 Indonesian: kasta |
 Icelandic: (erfða)stétt |
 Italian: casta |
 Japanese: カースト制度 |
 Korean: (신분제도) 카스트 |
 Lithuanian: kasta |
 Latvian: kasta; kastas- |
 Malay: kasta |
 Dutch: kaste |
 Norwegian: kaste |
 Polish: kasta |
 Persian: هر یک از طبقات اجتماعی هن |
 Pashto: په هندستان كى ارثى مذهبى |
 Portuguese: casta |
 Romanian: castă |
 Russian: каста |
 Slovak: kasta; kastový |
 Slovenian: kasta |
 Serbian: kasta |
 Swedish: kast |
 Thai: ชนชั้นหรือกลุ่มในสังคม |
 Turkish: kast, toplumsal sınıf |
 Taiwanese: (印度的)種姓制度 |
 Ukrainian: каста; кастовий |
 Urdu: ذات |
 Vietnamese: đẳng cấp |
 Chinese: （印度的）社会等级，种姓（按照血统、阶级、财富等严 |
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