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ва́рна — meaning in English

Varna

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English meaning

  • caste noun One of the hereditary social classes found historically in South Asian societies and elsewhere.

Senses

ва́рна is used for these senses in English:

  • Varna A city in northeastern Bulgaria.
  • caste Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.
  • varna (Hinduism) any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

caste — full definition

  1. noun One of the hereditary social classes found historically in South Asian societies and elsewhere.
  2. noun Any rigid, hereditary social division that limits people to a fixed class.

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