caste system
noun
the rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on castes.
caste systems
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pluralof caste system.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One of his recent books explored race and caste systems in colonial Mexico.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023
Also banned was “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” which equates parts of America’s experience with minorities to the caste systems of India and Nazi Germany.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2023
How do tribalism and caste systems undermine societies?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2023
Relate social classes and caste systems to political systems.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
The notion that all racial caste systems are necessarily predicated on a desire to harm other racial groups, and that racial hostility is the essence of racism, is fundamentally misguided.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
