CASTES

Meaning of CASTES in English

plural of caste

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CASTES — Касты
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ISLAMIC CASTE — Any one of several units of social stratification among Muslims in India and Pakistan. Their development can be traced to …
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CASTE — I Any of the ranked, hereditary, endogamous (see exogamy and endogamy ) occupational groups that constitute traditional societies in certain …
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VARNA — Sanskrit Varna, any one of the four traditional social classes of Hindu India. Although the literal meaning of the word …
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DHARMASHASTRA — also spelled Dharmasastra, Sanskrit Dharma-sastra (righteousness science), ancient Indian body of jurisprudence that is still fundamentally the family law of …
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CASTE — in biology, a subset of individuals within a colony (society) of social animals that is specialized in the function it …
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ARISTOCRACY — government by a relatively small privileged class or by a minority consisting of those felt to be best qualified to …
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MAHAR — a caste-cluster, or group of many endogamous castes, living chiefly in Maharashtra state, India, and in adjoining states. They mostly …
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CETTI — group of castes widespread in southern India, roughly corresponding to the Banias, a similar group of merchant castes in the …
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BRAHMAN — also spelled Brahmin, Sanskrit Brahmana (Possessor of Brahma), highest ranking of the four varnas, or social classes, in Hindu India. …
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CASTE — ( castes) 1. A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu …
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CASTE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE high ▪ The higher castes often attempted, though not always successfully, to create their …
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CASTE — n. Any of the ranked, hereditary, endogamous (see exogamy and endogamy ) occupational groups that constitute traditional societies in certain …
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ISLAMIC CASTE — Any one of several units of social stratification among Muslims in India and Pakistan. Their development can be traced to …
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