caste
IPA: kˈæst
noun
- Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies.
- A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly associate with each other.
- (zoology) A class of polymorphous eusocial insects of a particular size and function within a colony.
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Examples of "caste" in Sentences
- The arain caste is the caste of vegetable growers.
- The Brahmins were the priestly caste of the Aryan peoples.
- Kalineesan introduced the discrimination of caste among the people.
- At the End of the day we both agree that the caste system is discrimination.
- Thousands of people irrespective of caste and creed participate in the feast.
- Another major extortion from the Nadar caste people was in the form of taxes.
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