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Brahmin

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Noun

1. brahman, brahmin

a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)

Example Sentences:
'a Boston brahman'

2. brahman, brahmin

a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas

Example Sentences:
'originally all brahmans were priests'

3. brahman, brahmin

the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category

4. bos indicus, brahma, brahman, brahmin

any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Brahmin

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noun plural -min or -mins
1.  the older spelling of Brahman (sense 1)
2. 
(in the US) a highly intelligent or socially exclusive person, esp a member of one of the older New England families
3. 
an intellectual or social snob

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Brahmin

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noun
1. 
a Brahman (sense 2)
2. 
a cultured person from a long-established upper-class family, esp. of New England, regarded as haughty or conservative

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Brahmin

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n.
1. also Brah·man (-mən) A member of the highest of the four major castes of traditional Indian society, responsible for officiating at religious rites and studying and teaching the Vedas.
2. A member of a cultural and social elite, especially of that formed by descendants of old New England families: a Boston Brahmin.
3. Variant of Brahman.
adj.
also Brahman (-mən) Of or relating to the caste of Brahmins.

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