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outcaste

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out·caste  (outkst)
n.
An Untouchable.

outcaste [ˈaʊtˌkɑːst]
n
1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a person who has been expelled from a caste
2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a person having no caste
vb
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (tr) to cause (someone) to lose his caste
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Noun1.outcaste - a person belonging to no caste
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj.1.outcaste - not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society; "the foreigner was a casteless person"
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens"


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