Word Type

Noun

The word "caste" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

anticaste caste mark caste-ridden casted casteism casteist castelect casteless castelike castemate castewise half-caste intercaste intracaste lose caste noncaste outcaste quarter-caste subcaste supercaste

Etymologically Related To

cast

Context

entomology hinduism zoology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

animal group class position social class socio-economic class status stratum

Type Of (IsA)

animal group class status

Part Of

colony

Related Terms

building class class system colony economic eusocial function grouping hereditary hierarchy indian indian class indian economic indian level insect level medieval medieval building polymorphous size social social class social hierarchy social strata societal societal level society society hierarchy strata subclass system

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