GRE Word List

CASTE

one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes

The meaning of the word caste is one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes.

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