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Noun: brahman- A member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
"a Boston brahman" - brahmin - A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
"originally all brahmans were priests" - brahmin - The highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
- brahmin Noun: Brahman braamun- 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
- Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus
Derived forms: brahmans, Brahmans Type of: aristocrat, blue blood, bovine, Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani, patrician, varna Part of: Bos, genus Bos Encyclopedia: Brahman |