"casteist" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more casteist [comparative], most casteist [superlative]
Etymology: From caste + -ist. Etymology templates: {{af|en|caste|-ist}} caste + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} casteist (comparative more casteist, superlative most casteist)
  1. Constituting, exhibiting, advocating, or pertaining to casteism. Translations (one who discriminates against people based on their caste): जातिवादी (jātivādī) [masculine] (Hindi)
    Sense id: en-casteist-en-adj-75d33-iM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hindi translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 75 25

Noun [English]

Forms: casteists [plural]
Etymology: From caste + -ist. Etymology templates: {{af|en|caste|-ist}} caste + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} casteist (plural casteists)
  1. One who discriminates against people based on their caste.
    Sense id: en-casteist-en-noun-QhVgg8hd

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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