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English to English noun
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a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) |  | Example: a Boston brahman
source: wordnet30
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a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas | | Example: originally all brahmans were priests
source: wordnet30
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the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category | | source: wordnet30
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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 | | source: wordnet30
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A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos. | | source: webster1913
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