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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 Brah·man /brɑˈmænɪk/
 波羅門,聖牛的一種

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Brah·man Brah·min n.; pl.  Brahmans, Brahmins.
 1. A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindus.
 Brahman bull Zool., the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindus.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 brahman
      n 1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a
           descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston
           Brahman" [syn: brahmin]
      2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas;
         "originally all brahmans were priests" [syn: brahmin]
      3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal
         category [syn: brahmin]
      4: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large
         American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed
         evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle
         and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: Brahma, Brahmin,
          Bos indicus]