BOURGEOISIE
Dictionary entry overview: What does bourgeoisie mean? • BOURGEOISIE (noun)
The noun BOURGEOISIE has 1 sense:
1. the social class between the lower and upper classes
Familiarity information: BOURGEOISIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BOURGEOISIE (noun)
Meaning:
The social class between the lower and upper classes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
bourgeoisie; middle class
Hypernyms ("bourgeoisie" is a kind of...):
class; social class; socio-economic class (people having the same social or economic status)
Meronyms (members of "bourgeoisie"):
bourgeois; burgher (a member of the middle class)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bourgeoisie"):
petit bourgeois; petite bourgeoisie; petty bourgeoisie (lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.))
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