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borghesia

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From borghese (“bourgeois”) +‎ -ia (abstract noun-forming suffix).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /bor.ɡeˈzi.a/, (traditional) /bor.ɡeˈsi.a/[1]
    • Rhymes: -ia
    • Hyphenation: bor‧ghe‧sì‧a

    Noun

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    borghesia f (plural borghesie)

    1. middle classes
      Synonym: classe media
    2. bourgeoisie
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    References

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    1. ^ borghesia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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