casta
suomi-englanti sanakirjacasta englanniksi
A hierarchical system of race classification created by Spanish elites in Hispanic America during the eighteenth century.
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(syn)
(feminine singular of)
{{quote-text|gl|year=1807|author=anonymous|title=Segundo diálogo dos esterqueiros
lineage, progeny, offspring, group of people who share the same ancestors
caste (hereditary class)
(inflection of)
establishment; the exclusive class of powerful people thought to really rule Italy
caste (gloss)
(adj form of)
establishment; the exclusive class of powerful people thought to really rule Spain
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