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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