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Meanings of Brahmin in English

Russian
брахмана
Portuguese
brâmane
Spanish
brahmín
Catalan
braman
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Varna (class) in Hinduism, one of four classes.

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брахмана
Portuguese
brâman
Catalan
braman
Spanish
brahmán

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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Usage of Brahmin in English
1
Reasoning, the councillor and the Brahmin traversed the whole of Upper Asia.
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary
2
If any writing had to be done the Brahmin was called in.
Concerning Animals and Other Matters
3
At this the Tiger was bound to eat the Brahmin at once.
Stories to Tell to Children
4
The Brahmin hero now acknowledges the Kshatriya hero to be his superior.
Tales from the Hindu Dramatists
5
But the Brahmin and the Sudra may both be converted to Christianity.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 / A Magazine...
6
The Brahmin should know how to get there; they teach them that!
Metro 2033
7
What is in the Brahmin's books, that is in the Brahmin's heart.
Modern India
8
Do not forget that your person has been sold to the Brahmin.
Tales from the Hindu Dramatists
9
Simplicity, convenience, decorum, and picturesqueness distinguish the costume of Asirvadam the Brahmin.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 / A Magazine ...
10
Once I was Brahmin and proud man, and now I eat crows.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
11
The Brahmin chuckled as he paused at the edge of Bruce's camp.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
12
Has hardship befallen you, Brahmin, to make you seek such a post?
Siddhartha
13
The other hand was buried in the ripped-open belly of the Brahmin.
Metro 2033
14
I am a man without a home, a Brahmin's son and Samana.
Siddhartha
15
The Brahmin, whose eyes were again dim and filmy, turned to Isaacs.
Mr. Isaacs, A Tale of Modern India
16
Below me prayed Christian and Jew, Mohammedan and Brahmin, idolater and agnostic.
Other Things Being Equal