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one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
a member of the upper caste
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Recent Examples of caste
In campus housing, some experts fear a caste system
Still, some observers fear the wide range of college housing charges perpetuates a system of haves and have-nots.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Victorian dress was rife with symbolism and evolved around rigid codes of propriety and caste.
—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
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Victorian dress was rife with symbolism and evolved around rigid codes of propriety and caste.
—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
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“Caste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caste. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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