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(vär′nə) A city of eastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea north-northeast of Burgas. Founded in the sixth century bc as a Greek colony, it came under Turkish control in 1391 and was ceded to newly independent Bulgaria in 1878. It is a port and an industrial center.
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varna
(ˈvɑːnə)n
(Hinduism) any of the four Hindu castes; Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, or Sudra
[from Sanskrit: class]
Varna
(Bulgarian ˈvarna)n
(Placename) a port in NE Bulgaria, on the Black Sea: founded by Greeks in the 6th century bc; under the Ottoman Turks (1391–1878). Pop: 340 000 (2005 est). Former name (1949–56): Stalin
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var•na
(ˈvɑr nə, ˈvʌr-)n., pl. -nas.
any of the Hindu social classes; caste.
[1835–45; < Skt varna literally, cover, color, hence sort, class]
Var•na
(ˈvɑr nə)n.
a seaport in NE Bulgaria, on the Black Sea. 305,891. Formerly, Stalin.
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| Noun | 1. | Varna - a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea Bulgaria, Republic of Bulgaria - a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe |
| 2. | varna - (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) Hindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils jati - (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter) rajanya - the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category vaisya - the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category |
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