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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcastes
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If found guilty, these men could face harsher punishments under Indian laws designed to protect disadvantaged castes.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025 -
They were designed to help the backward castes under the untouchables and so forth, and then expanded to some other groups.—
Ananya Vajpeyi,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Jan. 2016
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“Subcastes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcastes. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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