| 单词 | varna |
| 释义 | varna (once / 2954828 pages) n WORD FAMILY varna USAGE EXAMPLESThe idea of caste is expressed by the Sanskrit term varna, originally denoting “colour,” thereby implying differences of complexion between the several classes. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2010) The ancient name for caste was varna, which means "colour." Jones, John P. (John Peter), India, Its Life and Thought(2010) The word varna was thus used, in the first place, not of four castes, but of two hostile races, one white and the other black. Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane), The Tribes and Castes of the Centra...(2010) n (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) Hypo|Hyper brahman, brahmin the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category rajanyathe second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category vaisyathe third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category shudra, sudrathe lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status group, grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit Varna (once / 60303 pages) n WORD FAMILY Varna USAGE EXAMPLES"I have no doubt that it is older than the Varna gold," Yavor Boyadzhiev, associated professor at the Bulgarian Academy of Science, said. Reuters(Aug 10, 2016) He is with the Varna University of Management in Bulgaria. US News(Jan 18, 2016) There is the sound of a gun firing in the Bulgarian port of Varna as Nato's Maritime Group Two comes into harbour. BBC(Mar 11, 2015) n a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea Exp city, metropolis, urban center a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts porta place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country |
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