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Meanings of untouchables in English

Russian
неприкасаемые
Portuguese
dálits
Spanish
paria
Catalan
dalit

Lowest caste in the Indian caste system.

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Usage of untouchables in English
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Sex workers are treated as untouchables in the conservative Muslim society of Bangladesh.
Reuters
2
The untouchables have found in him their fearless and triumphant champion.
Autobiography of a Yogi
3
After skittish behaviour in the Premier League Rangers, supposedly the untouchables, needed these points.
The Irish Times
4
Should we have written him a memo about the untouchables?
Made of honor
5
She was used to being treated like one of the many untouchables of their society.
Nocturnal
6
A wretched band of untouchables bound to serve the good teams the wins they desire.
The football fan's manifesto
7
They had become the untouchables of British public life.
The Guardian
8
They are untouchables now, but even caste, which is stronger than death, yields to education.
John Wesley, Jr. / The Story of an Experiment
9
The majority of victims belong to low-income families or marginalized castes like the Dalits or 'untouchables'.
Reuters
10
In Hollywood's caste system, they are the untouchables.
Reuters
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These low-caste Hindus were once considered "untouchables", performing the most menial and degrading jobs.
Reuters
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There are "no untouchables" in terms of the law, a High Court judge declared yesterday.
The Irish Times
13
Dodge supposed she wanted to succeed in order to spite Roger Campton and his family of untouchables.
Tough customer: a novel
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Are these "untouchables" to be allowed to continue to carry on their activities with impunity?
The Irish Times
15
His day began at five A. M. His food is cooked by untouchables; tells about his diet.
The new yorker
16
As such, she has become the scourge of France's untouchables - the business moguls and political leaders.
The Irish Times
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Catalan
dalit
Untouchables through the time