petite bourgeoisie
petite bourgeoisie · petite bourgeoisies · petites bourgeoisies
мелкая буржуазия, мещанство
Kleinbürgertum
The lower middle classThe lower middle class.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)The lower middle class.
lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
(Marxism, countable, uncountable)An aspirational socio-economic class comprising small-scale capitalists such as small-business owners, managers, and some skilled professionals.
Kleinbürgertum
ме́лкая буржуази́яmélkaja buržuazíja, меща́нствоmeščánstvo
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
socio-economic class:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
socio-economic class:
Origin
Borrowed from French petite bourgeoisie.Borrowed from French petite bourgeoisie.
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Forms
plural: petite bourgeoisies / petites bourgeoisies| Singular | petite bourgeoisie |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.):petit bourgeoispetty bourgeoisie
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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