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Meanings of brahmin in anglès

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Varna (class) in Hinduism, one of four classes.

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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.

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Examples for "brahmins"
Examples for "brahmins"
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They are now Mahometans in Java, but Brahmins in Bali and Lombock.
The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2 / The Land of the Orang-utan and...
2
During this part of the ceremony, the attendant Brahmins supplicate the Deity.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1
3
Nothing is better vouched for than the extraordinary performances of the Brahmins.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
4
Every caste, and particularly the Brahmins, have members in every possible occupation.
Modern India
5
The literary Brahmins and whatever writer is the darling of the hour.
Relentless
Usage of brahmin in anglès
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This has long been the brahmin stance that distinguishes "literature" from mere novels.
The Guardian
2
He allowed his father, a hard-working Allahabad lawyer, to pick a wife for him, another Kashmiri brahmin.
Modern Times
3
He was a brahmin, from a priestly caste which had in modern times (characteristically) turned to law and politics.
Modern Times
4
Reasoning, the councillor and the Brahmin traversed the whole of Upper Asia.
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary
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If any writing had to be done the Brahmin was called in.
Concerning Animals and Other Matters
6
At this the Tiger was bound to eat the Brahmin at once.
Stories to Tell to Children
7
The Brahmin hero now acknowledges the Kshatriya hero to be his superior.
Tales from the Hindu Dramatists
8
But the Brahmin and the Sudra may both be converted to Christianity.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 / A Magazine...
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The Brahmin should know how to get there; they teach them that!
Metro 2033
10
What is in the Brahmin's books, that is in the Brahmin's heart.
Modern India
11
Do not forget that your person has been sold to the Brahmin.
Tales from the Hindu Dramatists
12
Simplicity, convenience, decorum, and picturesqueness distinguish the costume of Asirvadam the Brahmin.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 / A Magazine ...
13
Once I was Brahmin and proud man, and now I eat crows.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
14
The Brahmin chuckled as he paused at the edge of Bruce's camp.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
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Has hardship befallen you, Brahmin, to make you seek such a post?
Siddhartha
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The other hand was buried in the ripped-open belly of the Brahmin.
Metro 2033