caste
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Wikipedia has articles on: Caste and List of Indian castesEtymology
Via Portuguese casta (“lineage, breed, race”), from Latin casta, the feminine form of casto, “pure”.
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Noun
caste (plural castes)
- Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies.
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Dutch
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caste
Italian
Adjective
caste f.
- Feminine plural form of casto
Noun
caste f.
- Plural form of casta.
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Latin
Adjective
caste
- vocative masculine singular of castus
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