Meaning of Caste | Babel Free
kɑːstDefinitions
- Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.
- A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly associate with each other.
- The division of society into castes; the caste system.
- A class of polymorphous eusocial insects of a particular size and function within a colony.
Equivalents
Български
каста
Čeština
kasta
Dansk
kaste
Deutsch
Kaste
Ελληνικά
κάστα
Español
casta
Eesti
kast
Suomi
kasti
Galego
casta
Magyar
kaszt
Հայերեն
կաստա
ქართული
კასტა
ខ្មែរ
វណ្ណ
Kurdî
kast
Македонски
каста
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ဇာတ်
Nederlands
kaste
Română
castă
Svenska
kast
தமிழ்
சாதி
Türkçe
kast
Українська
каста
Tiếng Việt
đẳng cấp
Examples
“Pakistan is a conservative, religious state. The Edhi Foundation is unusual in its ignoring of caste, creed, religion and sect. This strict stance has led to some criticism from religious groups.”
“Ah! Can you give me all I've asked for — not now, nor a few months later, but when you begin to think of what you might have done if you had kept your own appointment and your caste here — when you begin to look upon me as a drag and a burden?”
“'I believe, Messieurs, in loyalty - to one's friends and one's family and one's caste.'”
“The tinkers then formed a hereditary caste.”
“It was an evidence of the peculiar nature of caste in country towns[.]”
“In beehives, most bees belong to the worker caste.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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