| NOUN | person | brahmin, brahman | a member of a social and cultural / cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) |
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| person | brahmin, brahman | a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas | |
| group | brahmin, brahman | the highest of the four varnas | |
| animal | Brahmin, Brahman, Brahma, Bos indicus | any of several breeds of Indian cattle |
| Sounds | braa'mihn | |
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| Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... | |
| Meaning | A member of a social and cultural / cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family). | |
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| Synonym | brahman | |
| Broader | aristocrat, blue blood, patrician | A member of the aristocracy |
| Adjectives | brahminic, brahminical | of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin / brahmin |
| Meaning | A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas. | |
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| Synonym | brahman | |
| Member of | brahman, brahmin | The highest of the four varnas |
| Narrower | smarta | One of a group of brahmans who uphold nonsectarian orthodoxy according to the Vedanta school of Hinduism |
| Broader | Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani | A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India |
| Spanish | brahman, brahmán | |
| Catalan | braman | |
| Adjectives | brahminic, brahminical | of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin / brahmin |
| Meaning | The highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category. | |
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| Synonym | brahman | |
| Members | brahman, brahmin | A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas |
| Broader | varna | (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) |
| Adjectives | brahminic, brahminical | of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin / brahmin |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | Brahman, Brahma, Bos indicus | |
| Member of | Bos, genus Bos | wild and domestic cattle |
| Narrower | zebu | domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap |
| Broader | bovine | Any of various members of the genus Bos |
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