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That's one of the biggest losses, I think, to African American families, is that people, once they left, they turned away from the South. They didn't look back, and they often didn't tell their children about it. They didn't want to talk about it. It was too painful, what they'd gone through and the caste system of the South, which was Jim Crow.
Isabel Wilkerson

Meaning of "caste system" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CASTE SYSTEM

caste system  [kɑːst ˈsɪstəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CASTE SYSTEM

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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
Caste system is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CASTE SYSTEM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

caste system

Caste

Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultural notions of purity and pollution. According to Human Rights Watch and UNICEF, caste discrimination affects an estimated 250 million people worldwide. Its paradigmatic, ethnographic example is the division of Indian society into rigid social groups, with roots in India's ancient history and persisting until today, although the economic significance of the caste system in India has been declining as a result of urbanization and affirmative action programs.

Definition of caste system in the English dictionary

The definition of caste system in the dictionary is the division of Hindu society into four major hereditary classes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CASTE SYSTEM


atom
ˈætəm
autumn
ˈɔːtəm
bantam
ˈbæntəm
bottom
ˈbɒtəm
Chatham
ˈtʃætəm
custom
ˈkʌstəm
datum
ˈdeɪtəm
dictum
ˈdɪktəm
ecosystem
ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm
item
ˈaɪtəm
momentum
məʊˈmɛntəm
phantom
ˈfæntəm
photosystem
ˈfəʊtəʊˌsɪstəm
quantum
ˈkwɒntəm
subsystem
ˈsʌbˌsɪstəm
symptom
ˈsɪmptəm
system
ˈsɪstəm
Tatum
ˈteɪtəm
totem
ˈtəʊtəm
ultimatum
ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CASTE SYSTEM

castanets
castanospermine
castaway
caste
caste mark
casted
casteism
casteless
Castellammare di Stabia
castellan
castellated
castellated nut
castellation
castellum
caster
caster action
caster angle
caster sugar

WORDS THAT END LIKE CASTE SYSTEM

alarm system
audio system
central nervous system
computer system
control system
cooling system
digestive system
heating system
hybrid system
immune system
legal system
nervous system
one-party system
operating system
respiratory system
solar system
sound system
sprinkler system
stem
the system
water system

Synonyms and antonyms of caste system in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «caste system» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CASTE SYSTEM

Find out the translation of caste system to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of caste system from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «caste system» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

种姓制度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sistema de castas
570 millions of speakers

English

caste system
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जाति व्यवस्था
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النظام الطبقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кастовая система
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sistema de castas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বর্ণপ্রথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

système des castes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

sistem kasta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kastensystem
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カースト制
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카스트 제도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sistem kasta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hệ thống đẳng cấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாதி அமைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जात पद्धती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kast sistemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sistema delle caste
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

System kastowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кастова система
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sistem de caste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύστημα των καστών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kaste-stelsel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kastsystem
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kastesystemet
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CASTE SYSTEM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about caste system

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8 QUOTES WITH «CASTE SYSTEM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word caste system.
1
Anita Desai
Many characters in the novel are representative of types that exist in India. He represents the caste system in India with an air of superiority, the caste system in India and the people thinking that western things are better.
2
Michael Eric Dyson
Class certainly loomed large in Katrina's aftermath. Blacks of means escaped the tragedy; blacks without them suffered and died. In reality, it is how race and class interact that made the situation for the poor so horrible on the Gulf Coast. The rigid caste system that punishes poor blacks and other minorities also targets poor whites.
3
Francois Gautier
The West remains obsessed by the caste system.
4
Seamus Heaney
Loyalism, or Unionism, or Protestantism, or whatever you want to call it, in Northern Ireland - it operates not as a class system, but a caste system.
5
F. Sionil Jose
Class - or the economic status of individuals - is evident in all societies, some very well stratified by a rigid caste system determined by birth.
6
Saina Nehwal
I cannot believe there is caste system in society; I cannot believe people are judged on the basis of their prosperity.
7
Isabel Wilkerson
That's one of the biggest losses, I think, to African American families, is that people, once they left, they turned away from the South. They didn't look back, and they often didn't tell their children about it. They didn't want to talk about it. It was too painful, what they'd gone through and the caste system of the South, which was Jim Crow.
8
Isabel Wilkerson
Many immigrants do not talk about what they endured back home. They were fleeing that world, and when they left they didn't want to talk about it because there had been pain and heartbreak under the caste system of the South. They didn't want to burden their children with what they had endured.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASTE SYSTEM»

Discover the use of caste system in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to caste system and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Indian Caste System: A Study
A Study, With A Foreword By R. Wadia.
Conjeeveram Hayavadana Rao, 1931
2
Indian Caste System
Contents: Introduction, The Caste System, India s Social Customs and Systems, The Changing Concept of Caste in India: History and Review, Society: Class, Family and Individual, Division of Castes, Expulsion from Caste, Caste System: A Case ...
R.K. Pruthi, 2004
3
Caste System in India: A Historical Perspective
The book consists of well-written, well analysed and well research material of eight chapters in a comprehensive way with caste system : early stages, evolution of castes, castes in India, social reforms, caste system in modern India, caste ...
Ekta Singh, 2005
4
Untouchables: My Family's Triumphant Escape from India's ...
In this remarkable book, at last giving voice to India’s voiceless, Narendra Jadhav tells the awe-inspiring story of his family’s struggle for equality and justice in India.
Narendra Jadhav, 2007
5
Identity and Genesis of Caste System in India
But still much is to be done in this direction. This work will be useful for social scientists, teachers, scholars and students in India and abroad.
Ramesh Chandra, 2004
6
Caste and Race in India
Over The Years This Book Has Remained A Basic Work For Students Of India Sociology And Anthropology And Has Been Acknowledged As A Bona-Fide Classic.
Govind Sadashiv Ghurye, 1969
7
Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability: Fighting the Indian Caste ...
Christophe Jaffrelot's biography reconsiders Dr. Ambedkar's life and thought and his unique combination of pragmatism and idealism.
Christophe Jaffrelot, 2005
8
Homo Hierarchicus: The Caste System and Its Implications
The French anthropologist rejects the ethnocentric concepts underlying Western sociology to provide a new analysis of the roots, function, and social organization of India's caste system This edition includes a lengthy new Preface in which ...
Louis Dumont, 1980
9
Indian caste system: essence and reality
The Main Focus Of This Book Is To Examine The Nature And Motivation Of Caste Hierarchy And Factionalism Among The Different Religious Communities In India Like Hindu, Muslim And Christian.
Bhupen Chaudhary, 2006
10
Gendering Caste Through a Feminist Lens
Erudite yet accessible, this book enables the reader to understand the interface of gender and caste and to participate in its critical analysis.
Uma Chakraborty, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASTE SYSTEM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term caste system is used in the context of the following news items.
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Prabhas Battles For Other Castes
As his story is set in a 15th century backdrop, no doubt caste system is highly predominant in such societies. As Sivudu happens to be a fellow ... «Gulte, Jul 15»
2
Pro-Gay 'Discrimination' Update In Code Will Crimp Souls, Ricochet
That idea is for a caste system in culture, with the state as enforcer, setting people apart as being specially protected. By force, by threat, by a ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»
3
Burdening banks
The caste system is the elephant in the room which we refuse to recognise and get rid of. It's because of this very system that 18 lakh of our ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
4
Amartya Sen says Modi govt ousted him from Nalanda University
... who has written an article saying the caste system was wrongly blamed for being exploitative when it did a lot of good for India, claimed Sen. «Zee News, Jul 15»
5
Beyond the Wide-Eyed Virgin and Sexy Billionaire
... well as sexual dominance and submission − all against the backdrop of a society ruled by a caste system and spread across multiple worlds. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
6
AC/DC: how the greatest rock band survived
... by the Indian caste system. “I hope you like rock'n'roll because that's what we do,” singer Brian Johnson told the vast crowd before launching ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
7
Ekalavya: A Progressive Reading
It is an act of submission based not on the caste system but on the relationship between teacher and student (guru-shishya parampara), ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Sanitation campaign's free toilets in India unwanted, unused
They are more influenced by India's centuries-old caste system, in which members of the lowest group — formerly called “untouchables” ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
9
When reel regaled with reality bytes
The second episode talks about Deepak (Vicky Kaushal), a civil engineering student who unfortunately falls prey to caste system that stymies ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
10
50 years after Kathyayani's rebellion
... everyone should live according to the dictates of dharma - which in his case is upholding the caste system with all its social and moral evils. «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»

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