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Jati

noun

(pl. jatis)

(Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter).

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"Jati" Quotes from Famous Books

... was the scene of the stubborn defence by Sir Robert Sale in 1842, referred to elsewhere. It has a floating population of about three thousand souls. Our engraving is taken from the south and west. The stream in the west is the Kabul River. The Jati gate in the south wall is the exit from the Hindu quarter. The Kabul exit is on the west, while the road to Peshawur commences at the gate of that name on the east wall of the city. The northern gate ...

— Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute • Theo. F. Rodenbough

Words linked to "Jati" : Hindooism, Hinduism, varna, caste