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 Definitions of vaisya  [ˈvaɪs yə, ˈvaɪʃ-]  

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Definition of 'vaisya' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Vaisya
a member of the Hindu mercantile and professional class, above the Shudras and below the Kshatriyas.

Etymology:  (1785–95; < Skt vaiśya)

Definition of 'vaisya' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Vaisya
a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes

2. (noun) vaisya
the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category


Definition of 'vaisya' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) vaisya
the third of the four great original castes among the Hindus, now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile class of Banyas. See the Note under Caste, 1



'vaisya' - Nearby Entries  

vaishnava  vaishnavism  vaisnavism  vaisya  vajra  valance  valance board  



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