Meanings
nouncasteism (usually uncountable, plural casteisms)
plural casteisms
- uncountableusuallyDiscrimination based on a person's caste.
Here, representatives of Indian Dalits (unsuccessfully) tried to make casteism part of the official condemnation of racism.
2023, Wulf D. Hund, Marx and Haiti, page 1711 more example
Things would not change as long as Komal and Lakshaya continued to see each other, even if they relocated: casteism was everywhere.
2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 135
Origin
Translations
French casteisme
- casteismediscrimination based on caste
Hindi जातिवाद, प्रजातिवाद
- जातिवाद (jātivād)discrimination based on caste
- प्रजातिवाद (prajātivād)discrimination based on caste
Portuguese castismo
- castismodiscrimination based on caste
Russian кастовое общество
- кастовое общество (kastovoje obščestvo)discrimination based on caste
Urdu ذات پَرَسْتی
- ذات پَرَسْتی (zāt parastī)discrimination based on caste
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Chicago
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