outcaste
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outcaste
- /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ UK
- /ˈaʊtkæst/ US
Sounds like outcast · Rhymes with -aʊtkɑːst, -ɑːst, -aʊtkæst, -æst
Where it comes from
From out- + caste, modelled after outcast.
noun outcastes
- An outcast from the caste system. […] the essay interprets the oral traditions of the outcaste Bhuinyas who have traditionally worked as the kamias or dependent labourers of maliks or upper-caste landlords in the southern part of Bihar in eastern India. […] But the kamias' ties with the maliks predated the designation of the relatio
- In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially recognized caste.
Similar: Dalit
verb outcastes · outcasting · outcasteing · outcasted
- To expel from a caste.
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Similar: Dalit
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title = {outcaste},
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