American English pronunciation

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IPA transcription: ['kæst]

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Noun

  • social status or position conferred by a system based on class

    “lose caste by doing work beneath one's station”

  • (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity

  • a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth

  • in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony

Usage examples

  • They are produced by a human forecaster based on the ground.
  • Eternacom also has a rebroadcaster at Elliot Lake, which also offers some local programming.
  • The "castello" received some modernization for the brief visit of the Medici that year.
  • Along its banks the Romans built their frontier castella part of the "Limes Germanicus".
  • He became a sportscaster at a radio station in Petersburg, Virginia.
  • The report was made more believable through its voice-over by respected broadcaster Richard Dimbleby.
  • It is surrounded by the city of Lancaster.
  • Lancaster is an alumna of Brock University.
  • His childhood home was at Wighill, near Tadcaster.
  • Its body shape was based on a smaller version of the Stratocaster body.