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sub-caste
noun[ C ]
(alsosubcaste)uk /ˈsʌbˌkɑːst/ us /ˈsʌbˌkæst/
one of a number of smaller groups into which a caste(= a social class, especially in the Hindu system in which people are born into particular classes) is divided:
The caste system consists of four main groups but there are thousands of sub-castes.
There is still a close link between occupations and subcastes in India, especially in rural areas.
They called each other brother and sister because they belonged to the same sub-caste.
There are over 2000 Brahmin sub-castes, with geography being one of the distinguishing factors.
The image shows a man belonging to the musahar subcaste wading through floodwaters in his village.
He seems to be trying to justify a situation in which an affluent society creates a labour subcaste that is excluded from its benefits.
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