bourgeoisie

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

French bourgeois, “burghers”, i.e., inhabitants of towns who made their money from crafts and trading.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (GenAm) IPA: /ˌbʊəɹʒwɑˈzi/

[edit] Noun

bourgeoisie (uncountable)

1. The middle class.
2. (Marxism) The capitalist class.

[edit] Derived terms

• petit bourgeoisie
• petty bourgeoisie

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /buʁ.ʒwa.zi/, SAMPA: /buR.Zwa.zi/

[edit] Noun

bourgeoisie f. (plural bourgeoisies)

1. bourgeoisie.