caste
[noun]
Synonyms: class, estate, grade, order, rank, social order, status, stratum

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

caste /kɑːst $ kæst/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Portuguese; Origin: casta 'race', from casto 'pure', from Latin castus; ⇒ chaste]

1. one of the fixed social classes, which cannot be changed, into which people are born in India:
the caste system

2. a group of people who have the same position in society

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

caste
noun
ADJ. high, low He belongs to one of the highest castes.
VERB + CASTE belong to
CASTE + NOUN system the Hindu caste system
PHRASES a member of a caste, of high/low caste

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