Scheduled Caste

[ skej-oold kast, kahst; British shedyoold ]

noun
  1. (in India) the official name given to any of the lowest castes that are now protected by the government and offered special concessions: members of these castes were formerly known as untouchables.

Origin of Scheduled Caste

1
First recorded in 1935–40

Words Nearby Scheduled Caste

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