Caste 601 Words You Need to Know
/kɑːst/ US /kæst/ (noun)
Definition
social class or group of people, social order, background, rank, standing, stratum, status, echelon – Hindu social class
Example
Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultural notions of purity and pollution.
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