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1) General subject: (в Индии) cast, caste2) Religion: caste (Group of people having a specific social rank, defined generally by descent, marriage, and occupation)3) Genetics: caste (группа функционально и обычно морфологически обособленных особей в колонии общественных насекомых (К. рабочих особей, солдат, цариц и т.п.))
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