"casteism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: casteisms [plural]
Etymology: From caste + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|caste|ism}} caste + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} casteism (usually uncountable, plural casteisms)
  1. Discrimination based on a person's caste. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (discrimination based on caste): casteisme [masculine] (French), जातिवाद (jātivād) [masculine] (Hindi), प्रजातिवाद (prajātivād) [masculine] (Hindi), ജാതീയത (jātīyata) (Malayalam), ଜାତିଭେଦ (jātibheda) (Odia), castismo [masculine] (Portuguese), кастовое общество (kastovoje obščestvo) [neuter] (Russian), ذات پَرَسْتی (zāt parastī) [feminine] (Urdu)

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