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Noun1.jati - (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)
Hindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
caste - (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
varna - (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)


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The meeting was informed that the proposed city would comprise of coastal areas of Jati, Shah Bunder, Keti Bunder and Kharo Chhan.
The test is being conducted at the Kramat Jati police hospital," he said, referring to a hospital in Jakarta where a body believed to be Noordin s was taken after the end of the 17-hour siege at a remote house in Central Java.
 
 
 
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