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Recent Examples of subcaste
Let Israel choose the words to describe permanent control over a subcaste of about five million civilians who lack rights and representation.
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Michael Oren, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2023
Hybrid work could even effectively create a subcaste of employees for those who choose to continue doing their jobs remotely, career experts warn.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 May 2021
India remains a largely conservative society where most people don’t marry outside their subcaste, let alone outside their faith.
—Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2020
Michael Oren, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2023
Hybrid work could even effectively create a subcaste of employees for those who choose to continue doing their jobs remotely, career experts warn.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 May 2021
India remains a largely conservative society where most people don’t marry outside their subcaste, let alone outside their faith.
—Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcaste
Noun
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Membership in a hijra community is not through kinship, as in the case of caste, but typically achieved later in life by choice or resulting from familial pressures.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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In India, classical knowledge was the jealous preserve of the Brahmanic caste.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Noun
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First, the sample was adjusted for unequal probability of selection by stratum.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The exhibition begins by presenting three different layers, which are sort of presented as a stratum.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Subcaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcaste. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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