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Definitions for shudraˈʃu drə, ˈsu-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Shu•draˈʃu drə, ˈsu-(n.)(pl.)-dras.

or Su•dra

  1. a Hindu of the lowest caste, that of the workers.

    Category: Eastern Religions

    Ref: Compare Brahman (def. 1), 1 1 Kshatriya, Vaisya.

Origin of Shudra:

< Skt śūdra

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Shudra, Sudra(noun)

    a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste

  2. sudra, shudra(noun)

    the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status

Wiktionary

  1. Shudra(Noun)

    a Hindu of the lowest caste, that of the workers.

    2. Origin: Transliteration of शूद्र

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