Caste - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kæst|
Brit.
|kɑːst|
noun
- social status or position conferred by a system based on class
- a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
- in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
lose caste by doing work beneath one's station
- (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity- a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
- in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
Extra examples
He was from a higher caste.
...a member of the upper caste...
Word forms
noun
singular: caste
plural: castes
singular: caste
plural: castes
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