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vaisya |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vaisya \Vais"ya\, n. [Skr. vai[,c]ya.] The third of the four great original castes among the Hindus, now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile class of Banyas. See the Note under {Caste}, 1. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Vaisya n 1: a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes [syn: {Vaisya}] 2: the third of the four main Hindu castes: the mercantile and professional caste [syn: {Vaisya}]
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