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Caste
kɑːst
Caste definitions
noun
caste
castes
- each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status
"members of the lower castes"
class social class order social order social division grade grading group grouping station stratum echelon rank level degree set- the system of dividing society into castes
"caste has survived among Goa's Christians"
- any class or group of people who inherit exclusive privileges or are perceived as socially distinct
"those educated in private schools belong to a privileged caste"
- (in some social insects) a class of physically distinct individuals with a particular function in the society
"in both ants and termites the workers can include specialist castes such as soldiers"