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Meaning of outcaste | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈaʊtkɑːst/

Definitions

An outcast from the caste system.
In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially recognized caste.

Equivalents

Suomi kastiton

Examples

“[…] the essay interprets the oral traditions of the outcaste Bhuinyas who have traditionally worked as the kamias or dependent labourers of maliks or upper-caste landlords in the southern part of Bihar in eastern India. […] But the kamias' ties with the maliks predated the designation of the relationship as bondage in the nineteenth century.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

outcasting outcastness Outcasts outcha outchamber outchea