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varna
/ˈvɜːnə/
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What does varna mean?
noun
- any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes
- Alternative letter-case form of varna.
proper noun
- A city in northeastern Bulgaria.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈvɜːnə/
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/ˈvɑːnə/
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It is evident that the Czarina Catherine is still at sea, hastening on her way to Varna.
In the same way we find that the ancient Aryan writings divided mankind into four races--the white, red, yellow, and black: the four castes of India were founded upon these distinctions in color; in fact, the word for color in Sanscrit (varna) means caste.