Defenition of the word caste
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Defenition of the word caste
- A social class especially in India.
- a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
- (Hindu) a hereditary social class stratified according to ritual purity
- social status or position conferred by a system based on class: "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"
- (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
- social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one''s station"
- in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
- social status or position conferred by a system based on class
Synonyms for the word caste
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- background
- class
- kind
- social group
- social order
- standing
Similar words in the caste
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- caste
- caste's
- casted
- caster
- caster's
- casters
- castes
Hyponyms for the word caste
Hypernyms for the word caste
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- animal group
- class
- position
- social class
- socio-economic class
- status
- stratum
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