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castes

/ˈkæsts/ /ˈkɑːsts/

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noun

种姓制度，等级制度

Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies.

Examples :

"In some rural villages, people's opportunities for education and work are still influenced by the traditional castes they were born into. "

在一些农村，人们接受教育和工作的机会仍然受到他们出生时所处的传统种姓等级的影响。

culture society history group organization

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noun

种姓制度，等级制度。

A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly associate with each other.

Examples :

"In some countries, people are born into different castes, and these groups rarely interact or marry outside of their own. "

在一些国家，人们生来就属于不同的种姓等级，这些群体之间很少互动或通婚。

society culture group history race

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noun

阶级，等级。

A class of polymorphous eusocial insects of a particular size and function within a colony.

Examples :

"The ant colony contained several castes of workers, each with a specific job. "

这个蚂蚁群落包含几种不同等级的工蚁，每种工蚁都有特定的工作。

organism insect biology animal nature group function