Looking for the meaning of the word CASTE in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of CASTE with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Caste
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (in the general sense ‘race, breed’): from Spanish and Portuguese casta ‘lineage, race, breed’, feminine of casto ‘pure, unmixed’, from Latin castus ‘chaste’
kɑːst
each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status
Short Definition:each of hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution
Examples:- members of the lower castes
- a man of high caste
In Word Games
Scramble Word Scores
Words with Friends
✅ Available
Score: 8
SOWPODS
✅ Available
Score: 7
OTCWL
✅ Available
Score: 7
