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