caste
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1. in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | animal group, |
| definition | : | a group of animals (noun.group) |
| part meronym | : | colony, |
| definition | : | a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together (noun.group) |
| domain category | : | bugology, entomology, |
| definition | : | the branch of zoology that studies insects (noun.cognition) |
2. a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum, |
| definition | : | people having the same social, economic, or educational status (noun.group) |
3. (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | jati, |
| definition | : | (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter) (noun.group) |
| domain category | : | hindooism, hinduism, |
| definition | : | a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils (noun.cognition) |
4. social status or position conferred by a system based on class (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | position, status, |
| definition | : | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society (noun.state) |
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