varna

[ vahr-nuh, vuhr- ]

/ ˈvɑr nə, ˈvʌr- /

noun

Hinduism. class(def 13).

Nearby words

Origin of varna

From the Sanskrit word varna literally, cover, color, hence sort, class

Varna

[ vahr-nuh ]

/ ˈvɑr nə /

noun

a seaport in NE Bulgaria, on the Black Sea.

Formerly Stalin.

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Examples from the Web for varna

The trip from Varna to Constantinople was beautiful and inspiring.
Under Four Administrations|Oscar S. Straus
Some are at Varna, and for some inexplicable reason they are not brought down to Scutari.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2|Edward Tyas Cook
I'm off for Varna to-morrow, and I don't suppose that I shall meet the gentleman again.
VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea|David Christie Murray
The "Falcon" spent another week in examining the Crimean coast, and then ran across again to Varna.
Jack Archer|G. A. Henty

In the meantime we can do nothing here; and as I think that Varna is not familiar to any of us, why not go there more soon?
Dracula|Bram Stoker

British Dictionary definitions for varna

varna

/ (ˈvɑːnə) /

noun

any of the four Hindu castes; Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, or Sudra

Word Origin for varna

from Sanskrit: class

Varna

/ (Bulgarian ˈvarna) /

noun

a port in NE Bulgaria, on the Black Sea: founded by Greeks in the 6th century bc; under the Ottoman Turks (1391–1878). Pop: 340 000 (2005 est)Former name (1949–56): Stalin

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