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Type Words
Type of social class, stratum, class, socio-economic class
Type Words
Type of stratum, social class, class, socio-economic class
Has types jati
Type Words
Type of animal group
Type Words
Type of position, status


lose caste by doing work beneath one's station.

Examples of caste

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The caste system often associated with Hinduism is not that different from ours.
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Experts say slaves in Mauritania are usually of a certain caste or ethnic group.
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Singh says more and more people are also approaching him for caste verification.
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In India, the middle class has eroded the caste system, especially in the south.
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Up to half of university places reserved for low-caste students are left vacant.
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Indian oral epics are found abundantly everywhere there are caste based culture.
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The Harijans, the people outside the caste system, had the lowest social status.
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Nothing can emancipate the Out-caste except the destruction of the Caste system.
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Nathaman Udayar is one sub caste of Parkavakulam community of Tamil Nadu, India.
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More examples
  • Social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "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
  • A caste is a combined social system of , endogamy, culture, social class and political power. Caste should not be confused with class, in that members of a caste are deemed to be alike in function or culture, whereas not all members of a defined class may be so alike.
  • Eusociality (Greek eu: "good/real" + "social") is a term used for the highest level of social organization in a hierarchical classification.
  • Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
  • (Castes) the three types of bees that comprise the adult population of a honey bee colony: workers, drones, and queen.
  • (Castes) Groups of individuals that become irreversibly behaviorally distinct at some point prior to reproductive maturity. One of three or more distinct forms which make up the population among social insects. The usual three castes are queen, drone (male), and worker. ...