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English noun: brahman

1. brahman (person) a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)


SamplesA Boston brahman.


Synonymsbrahmin


Broader (hypernym)aristocrat, blue blood, patrician

2. brahman (person) a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas


SamplesOriginally all brahmans were priests.


Synonymsbrahmin


Broader (hypernym)Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani


Narrower (hyponym)smarta


Member meronymbrahman, brahmin

3. brahman (group) the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category


Synonymsbrahmin


Broader (hypernym)varna


Member holonymbrahman, brahmin

4. Brahman (animal) any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding


SynonymsBos indicus, Brahma, Brahmin


Broader (hypernym)bovine


Narrower (hyponym)zebu


Member meronymBos, genus Bos









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