Scheduled Caste
[ skej-oold kast, kahst; British shedyoold ]
noun
(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
1First recorded in 1935–40
Words Nearby Scheduled Caste
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