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casteism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Discrimination based on a person's caste.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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History

Etymology

From caste + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: casteisme — discrimination based on caste
  • Hindi: जातिवाद (jātivād) — discrimination based on caste
  • Hindi: प्रजातिवाद (prajātivād) — discrimination based on caste
  • Malayalam: ജാതീയത (jātīyata) — discrimination based on caste
  • Odia: ଜାତିଭେଦ (jātibheda) — discrimination based on caste
  • Portuguese: castismo — discrimination based on caste
  • Russian: кастовое общество (kastovoje obščestvo) — discrimination based on caste
  • Urdu: ذات پَرَسْتی (zāt parastī) — discrimination based on caste