casteism

English

Etymology

caste +‎ -ism

Noun

casteism (usually uncountable, plural casteisms)

  1. Discrimination based on a person's caste.
    • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 135:
      Things would not change as long as Komal and Lakshaya continued to see each other, even if they relocated: casteism was everywhere.

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