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English noun: brahmin | |||
| 1. | brahmin (person) a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) | ||
| Samples | A Boston brahman. | ||
| Synonyms | brahman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aristocrat, blue blood, patrician | ||
| 2. | brahmin (person) a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas | ||
| Samples | Originally all brahmans were priests. | ||
| Synonyms | brahman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | smarta | ||
| Member meronym | brahman, brahmin | ||
| 3. | brahmin (group) the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category | ||
| Synonyms | brahman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | varna | ||
| Member holonym | brahman, brahmin | ||
| 4. | Brahmin (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 | ||
| Synonyms | Bos indicus, Brahma, Brahman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bovine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | zebu | ||
| Member meronym | Bos, genus Bos | ||
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