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varna means: (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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varna

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈvɜːnə/Part of speech nounSorted aanrvStarts with VEnds with A0 cluesCommon crossword word

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(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)

From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”).

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