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caste meaning in Hindi

वर्ण varṇ

UK/kɑːst/

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Northern England/kast/

caste in Hindi: वर्ण (varṇ), जाति (jāti), जात (jāt), वर्णाश्रम (varṇāśram). In English, caste means any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.

Hindi words for caste

hereditary social class
वर्ण varṇ, जाति jāti, जात jāt, वर्णाश्रम varṇāśram, खेत khet, कुल kul

English meaning of caste

  1. noun Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.
  2. noun A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly associate with each other.
  3. noun The division of society into castes; the caste system.
  4. noun A class of polymorphous eusocial insects of a particular size and function within a colony.

Full definition of caste

caste in a sentence

  • In beehives, most bees belong to the worker caste.

caste in other languages

Questions about caste in Hindi

What is the meaning of caste in Hindi?
Caste in Hindi is वर्ण (varṇ), जाति (jāti), जात (jāt), वर्णाश्रम (varṇāśram).
caste का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Caste: वर्ण (varṇ), जाति (jāti), जात (jāt), वर्णाश्रम (varṇāśram).
What does caste mean in English?
Caste means any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.

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