Noun
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any of several breeds of Indian cattle
especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
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the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
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a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
"originally all brahmans were priests"
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a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
"a Boston brahman"