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Brahmin - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Brahmin : (noun)
1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a
descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston
Brahman" [syn: brahman]
2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas;
"originally all brahmans were priests" [syn: brahman]
3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal
category [syn: brahman]
4: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large
American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed
evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle
and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: Brahman, Brahma,
Brahmin, Bos indicus]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Brahman \Brah"man\,Brahmin : \Brah"min\, n.; pl. Brahmans,
Brahmins. [Skr. Br[=a]hmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness;
the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane,
Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Gr. ?, pl.]
A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the
Hindoos.
Brahman bull (Zo["o]l.), the male of a variety of the zebu,
or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindoos.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Brahmin |
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bandhan: Hindu, Brahmin, Bride. 27 yrs, MBA/PGDM, Udaipur http://bit.ly/5LEuvz - Bandhan Matrimony Search |
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bandhan: Hindu, Brahmin, Bride. 25 yrs, M.A, Gujarati, Ahmedabad http://bit.ly/6NZyTE - Bandhan Matrimony Search |
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bandhan: Hindu, Brahmin, Khadayata, Groom. 22 yrs, CA, Gujarati, Begum Pur, Delhi http://bit.ly/5OJhi8 - Bandhan Matrimony Search |
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