Subcaste vs. Caste

Subcaste vs. Caste — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Subcaste and Caste

Subcastenoun

A subgrouping of a caste.

Castenoun

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

Castenoun

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

Castenoun

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

Castenoun

social status or position conferred by a system based on class;

lose caste by doing work beneath one's station

Castenoun

(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity

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Castenoun

a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth