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caste system

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Noun1.caste system - a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity
class structure - the organization of classes within a society


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The backwardness of the Hindu minorities is attributed to the centuries-old caste system, which even today, despite anti-discrimination laws, remains intact.
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The hierarchical nature of the caste system is simultaneously its most widely known characteristic and its most disputed one.
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