Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - caste
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(castes) 1. A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society. Most of the upper castes worship the Goddess Kali. N-COUNT 2. Caste is the system of dividing people in a society into different social classes. The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Portuguese casta, literally, race, lineage, from feminine of casto pure, chaste, from Latin castus Date: 1613 1. one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other ~s 2. a. a division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, occupation, or race b. the position conferred by ~ standing ; prestige 3. a system of rigid social stratification characterized by hereditary status, endogamy, and social barriers sanctioned by custom, law, or religion 4. a specialized form (as the worker of an ant or bee) of a polymorphic social insect that carries out a particular function in the colony • ~ism noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 any of the Hindu hereditary classes whose members have no social contact with other classes, but are socially equal with one another and often follow the same occupations. 2 a more or less exclusive social class. 3 a system of such classes. 4 the position it confers. 5 Zool. a form of social insect having a particular function. Phrases and idioms caste mark a symbol on the forehead denoting a person's caste. lose caste descend in the social order. Etymology: Sp. and Port. casta lineage, race, breed, fem. of casto pure, CHASTE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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энт. каста – first reproductive caste – reproductive caste – second reproductive caste – third reproductive caste ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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- 1555, from Port. casta "breed, race, caste," earlier casta raca "unmixed race," used by Port. of Hindu social groupings in India, and picked up by Eng. there 17c.; from L. casto "chaste," from castus "pure, cut off, separated," pp. of carere "to be cut off from" (and related to castrate), from PIE base *kes- "to cut." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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