Meaning & use
casteism
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Prejudice or discrimination based on a person's caste.
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The activist campaigned against casteism in education and employment.
The novel explores how casteism shaped the lives of an entire village.
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Most often used in discussions of South Asian societies, where the caste system has historically structured social status.
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caste discrimination
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