CASTE SYSTEM
Dictionary entry overview: What does caste system mean? • CASTE SYSTEM (noun)
The noun CASTE SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity
Familiarity information: CASTE SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CASTE SYSTEM (noun)
Meaning:
A social structure in which classes are determined by heredity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("caste system" is a kind of...):
class structure (the organization of classes within a society)
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