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Meaning of avarna | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Someone outside the caste system, especially a Dalit or member of a tribal group.

India

Examples

“Many enlightened savarnas opened their private temples to the avarnas in the years that followed 1925.”
“In many parts of the country, Avarnas continue to be thought of as ‘downtrodden’, ‘unworthy’, ‘polluted’—‘untouchables’.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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