NOUN | location | Varna | a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea |
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group | varna | (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) |
Meaning | A port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea. | |
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Instance of | city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
port | A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country | |
Part of | Bulgaria, Republic of Bulgaria | A republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe |
Meaning | (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis). | |
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Category | Hinduism, Hindooism | A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system |
Members | jati | (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive / distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India |
Narrower | brahman, brahmin | The highest of the four varnas |
rajanya | The second highest of the four varnas | |
sudra, shudra | The lowest of the four varnas | |
vaisya | The third of the four varnas | |
Broader | group, grouping | Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit |
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