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Noun brahman has 4 senses
- brahman, brahmin - a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman"
--1 is a kind of aristocrat, blue blood, patrician
- brahman, brahmin - a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests"
--2 is a kind of Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani
--2 is a member of brahman, brahmin
--2 has particulars: smarta
- brahman, brahmin - the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
--3 is a kind of varna
--3 has members: brahman, brahmin
- Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus - any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
--4 is a kind of bovine
--4 is a member of Bos, genus Bos
--4 has particulars: zebu
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