varna

Noun
  1. A port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea (synset 108732799)
    is an instance of:
    • city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
    • port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
    is a part of: bulgaria, republic of bulgaria - a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
  2. (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) (synset 108323595)
    referred to in: hindooism, hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
    is a type of: group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
    subtypes:
    • brahman, brahmin - the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
    • rajanya - the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category
    • vaisya - the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category
    • shudra, sudra - the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status
    member holonym: jati - (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)

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