subcaste

noun

Definition of subcastenext
as in caste

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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. — 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
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  1. caste
  2. stratum
Noun
  • This causes significant dismay among her upper-caste and strictly vegetarian Marwari Hindu family, which calls in a local doctor, and then his wife, the psychologist Shoma Bose.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Panchali is not without her flaws and rejects a worthy suitor simply because of the caste he was born into.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of caste
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  • Four men hijack a subway and demand a million-dollar ransom, setting off a chain of events that touches every stratum of city life.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • First, the sample was adjusted for unequal probability of selection by stratum.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Definition of stratum

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