Defenition of the word caste

• 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

• • background
  • class
  • kind
  • social group
  • social order
  • standing

Similar words in the caste

• • caste
  • caste's
  • casted
  • caster
  • caster's
  • casters
  • castes

Hyponyms for the word caste

• • jati

Hypernyms for the word caste

• • animal group
  • class
  • position
  • social class
  • socio-economic class
  • status
  • stratum

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