varna (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 14
def (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
Outgoing links
Hypernym group, grouping
Domain of synset - TOPIC Hinduism, Hindooism
Member meronym jati
Hyponym brahman, brahmin; rajanya; vaisya; sudra, shudra
Incoming links
Hyponym group, grouping
Member of this domain - TOPIC Hinduism, Hindooism
Member holonym jati
Hypernym brahman, brahmin; rajanya; vaisya; sudra, shudra

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