CASTE


Meaning of CASTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kɑ:st, kæst ]

( castes)

1.

A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society.

Most of the upper castes worship the Goddess Kali.

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2.

Caste is the system of dividing people in a society into different social classes.

The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life.

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