petite bourgeoisie
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French petite bourgeoisie.
Noun
petite bourgeoisie (countable and uncountable, plural petite bourgeoisies or petites bourgeoisies)
- (historical, 18th to 19th century) the lower middle class
- (Marxism) An aspirational socio-economic class comprising small-scale capitalists such as small-business owners, managers, and some skilled professionals.
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Translations
petite bourgeoisie
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.tit buʁ.ʒwa.zi/
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