Brahmin
(brä′min)
noun
- a Brahman (sense )
- a cultured person from a long-established upper-class family, esp. of New England, regarded as haughty or conservative
See Brahmin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- Variant of Brahman.
- A member of a cultural and social elite, especially of that formed by descendants of old New England families: a Boston Brahmin.
- Variant of Brahman.
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Probably alteration of Sanskrit brāhmaṇaḥ
Origin: , from brāhmaṇa-, brahminic; see Brahman
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Related Forms:
- Brah·minˈic (-mĭnˈĭk), Brah·minˈi·cal adjective
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