"outcaste" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaʊtkæst/ [General-American] Forms: outcastes [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊtkɑːst, -ɑːst, -aʊtkæst, -æst Etymology: From out- + caste, modelled after outcast. Etymology templates: {{af|en|out-|caste}} out- + caste Head templates: {{en-noun}} outcaste (plural outcastes)
  1. An outcast from the caste system.
    Sense id: en-outcaste-en-noun-PbnjgYjA Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 25 41 34
  2. In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially recognized caste. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who does not belong to a caste): kastiton (Finnish), stéttleysingi [masculine] (Icelandic), చండాలుడు (caṇḍāluḍu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-outcaste-en-noun-RL-W3WGO Disambiguation of People: 1 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 71 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 72 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 77 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 86 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 80 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 10 80 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 8 81 11 Disambiguation of 'one who does not belong to a caste': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Dalit

Verb

IPA: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaʊtkæst/ [General-American] Forms: outcastes [present, singular, third-person], outcasting [participle, present], outcasteing [participle, present], outcasted [participle, past], outcasted [past]
Rhymes: -aʊtkɑːst, -ɑːst, -aʊtkæst, -æst Etymology: From out- + caste, modelled after outcast. Etymology templates: {{af|en|out-|caste}} out- + caste Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_ptc2=outcasteing}} outcaste (third-person singular simple present outcastes, present participle outcasting or outcasteing, simple past and past participle outcasted)
  1. (transitive) To expel from a caste. Tags: transitive Translations (to expel from a caste): erottaa kastista (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-outcaste-en-verb-3E90wrBa Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 25 41 34

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