bourgeoise

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English

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Etymology

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From French bourgeoise.

Noun

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bourgeoise (plural bourgeoises)

  1. A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
    • 2007 July 10, Richard Eder, “Some Are Merely Different. Then There Are the French.”, in New York Times[1]:
      She is a right-wing bourgeoise; he is on the left.

French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bourgeoise f (plural bourgeoises)

  1. female equivalent of bourgeois

Descendants

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  • English: bourgeoise

Adjective

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bourgeoise

  1. feminine singular of bourgeois

German

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Adjective

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bourgeoise

  1. inflection of bourgeois:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular