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1.-caste plural of castaEl caste system is a particular way of social stratification to which it belongs only through the birth and is characterized by a strong, rigid and stationary system. Normally occurs in developing countries, but also is considered as a phenomenon especially hindu, implanted in their system of values and philosophy and inexplicable outside of this context. Opposed to the caste system we can find the stratification of social classes since it is a system that is open and mobile.
2.-caste plural of castacasta s. f.1 family and ancestry of a person: defends proudly to his casta.2 race, class or condition of an animal: this Greyhound comes from a breed of campeones.3 social group, clearly differentiated from others by its range, which divides the population of the Group India.4 forming a special class in some societies and tends to remain separate from others by race, religion or costumbres.5 species or quality of one thing: always brings good casta.6 each fruit classes that divide social insects, which play a certain role and in which there is a behavioral and morphological differentiation.

  










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