Definitions for outcasteˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑst
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
out•casteˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑst(n.)
(in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
Category: Indian (India)
a person of no caste.
Origin of outcaste:
1875
Princeton's WordNet
outcaste(adj)
a person belonging to no caste
outcaste, casteless(adj)
not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society
"the foreigner was a casteless person"
Wiktionary
outcaste(Noun)
In Indian society, someone who does not belong to a caste.
outcaste(Verb)
To expel from a caste.
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