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brahmin meaning and definition
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Definition of brahmin (noun)
- a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
- "a Boston brahman"
- synonyms: brahman
- a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
- "originally all brahmans were priests"
- synonyms: brahman
- the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
- synonyms: brahman
- 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
- synonyms: Bos indicus, Brahma, Brahman
Source: Princeton University Wordnet