English dictionary
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English noun: caste | |||
| 1. | caste (state) social status or position conferred by a system based on class | ||
| Samples | Lose caste by doing work beneath one's station. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position, status | ||
| 2. | caste (group) (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | jati | ||
| Domain category | Hindooism, Hinduism | ||
| 3. | caste (group) a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum | ||
| 4. | caste (group) in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal group | ||
| Part meronym | colony | ||
| Domain category | bugology, entomology | ||
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