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Vaisya
Vais·ya [ vssyə, vshyə ] (plural Vais·yas) or Vaish·ya [ vssyə, vshyə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Hindu merchant caste: the third of the four Hindu castes, the members of which were traditionally merchants and farmers
2. member of Hindu merchant caste: a member of the Vaisya caste
[Mid-17th century. < Sanskrit vaiśya "farm laborer, tradesman"]
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