outcaste
noun
out·caste
ˈau̇t-ˌkast 
1
: one who has been ejected from a Hindu caste for violation of its customs or rules
2
: one who has no caste
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Crossing the seas was, by itself, supposed to make a person outcaste according to Hindu orthodoxy.
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Gaiutra Bahadur, The New Republic, 25 Nov. 2020
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Gaiutra Bahadur, The New Republic, 25 Nov. 2020
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outcaste
noun
out·caste
-ˌkast
1
: a Hindu who has been forced out of a caste for violation of its rules
2
: one who has no caste
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