as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
a member of the upper caste
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Victorian dress was rife with symbolism and evolved around rigid codes of propriety and caste.
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Emili Vesilind, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
The guidelines certainly don’t address the harsher legacies of the past, such as India’s caste system.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Delpy suggested that there was a sort of caste system within the world of refugees.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
The big issue with caste is who is inside the caste system and who is outside.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
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Emili Vesilind, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
The guidelines certainly don’t address the harsher legacies of the past, such as India’s caste system.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Delpy suggested that there was a sort of caste system within the world of refugees.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
The big issue with caste is who is inside the caste system and who is outside.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Caste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caste. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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