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Brahmin (/ˈbrɑːmɪn/; Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण, romanized: brāhmaṇa) is a
varna (caste)
within Hindu society. The
other three varnas are the Kshatriya, Vaishya...
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brahmin or
Brahmin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Brahmin is a
varna (class) in
Hinduism specialising as scholars, priests,
teachers (acharya)...
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Boston Brahmins, or
Boston elite, are
members of Boston's
historic upper class. From the late 19th
century through the mid-20th century, they were...
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Brahmins (also
spelled Gor, Gour, Gaud or Gauda) are a
community of
Brahmins in India. They are one of the five
Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities that...
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Brahmin Gotra (Sanskrit ब्राह्मण गोत्र) is an
exogamous unit used to
denote the
paternal lineage of
individuals belonging to the
Brahmin in the
Hindu Varna...
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Chitpavan Brahmin or the
Kokanastha Brahmin is a
Hindu Maharashtrian Brahmin community inhabiting Konkan, the
coastal region of the
state of Maharashtra...
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Kanyakubja Brahmins are an
endogamous Brahmin community mainly found in
northern India. They are
classified as one of the
Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities...
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Bhumihar Brahmin was
adopted by the
community in the late 19th
century to
emphasise their claim of
belonging to the
priestly Brahmin class. The alternate...
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Saraswat Brahmins are
spread over
widely separated regions spanning from
Kashmir and
Punjab in
North India to
Konkan in West
India to
Kanara (coastal region...
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Deshastha Brahmin is a
Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the
Indian state of
Maharashtra and
North Karnataka.
Other than
these states,
according to authors...
