bourgeoisie
A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estateA class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
» Every merchant aspires to join the bourgeoisie.
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2 senses(historical, uncountable, usually)A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
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(Marxism, uncountable, usually)The capitalist class.
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Bürgertum, Bourgeoisie
буржуази́яburžuazíja
буржуазі́яburžuazíja, міща́нствоmiščánstvo
- the social class between the lower and upper classes
Examples
10 sentencesEvery merchant aspires to join the bourgeoisie.
The movie takes a stab at the bourgeoisie.
Tom's family is part of the Boston bourgeoisie.
Countries are a tool of the international bourgeoisie to divide the workers.
The more people get under the skin of the bourgeoisie, the happier I am.
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French bourgeoisie, from bourgeois (“a class of citizens who wereUnadapted borrowing from French bourgeoisie, from bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from bourgeois, “burghers”, i.e., townspeople.
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Forms
plural: bourgeoisies| Singular | bourgeoisie |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonyms- the social class between the lower and upper classes:middle class
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable