Definition of caste Caste
/kΓ¦Λst/ - [kast] - caste
We found 11 definitions of caste from 7 different sources.
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What does caste mean?
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NounPlural: castes |
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| caste - in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony | ||
| animal group a group of animals | ||
| colony a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together | ||
| caste - (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity | ||
| social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) | ||
| hindooism, hinduism a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils | ||
| caste - a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth | ||
| caste - social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- caste (Noun)
Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- caste (n.)
One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism. - caste (n.)
A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ξ©
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caste
A social class especially in India.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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caste
kΓ€st, n. a term applied chiefly to distinct classes or sections of society in India, and, in a modified sense, to social distinctions of an exclusive nature among other nations.βLose caste, to descend in social rank. [A name given by the Portuguese to the classes of people in India; Port. casta, breed, race.βL. castus, pure, unmixed.]
Wikipedia 
- The caste system is a system in India that was once mainly used by Hindus. It started as a job system. It later became a social class system. There are four castes in this system.
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π€- caste, noun, singular of castes.
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