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Webster 1913 Edition


Half-caste

Half′-casteˊ

(-kȧst)
,
Noun.
One born of a European parent on the one side, and of a Hindu or Muslim on the other. Also adjective;
as,
half-caste
parents
.

Definition 2024


half-caste

half-caste

English

Adjective

half-caste (comparative more half-caste, superlative most half-caste)

  1. Describing someone of mixed racial descent.

Noun

half-caste (plural half-castes)

  1. A derogatory name for a person of mixed racial descent

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