American English pronunciation
How to pronounce caste
IPA transcription: ['kæst]
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Noun
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social status or position conferred by a system based on class
“lose caste by doing work beneath one's station”
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(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
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a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
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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.