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bourgeoisie
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
bourgeoisie
(noun)
petite bourgeoisie
(noun)
petty bourgeoisie
(noun)
bourgeoisie
/ˌbuɚʒˌwɑː
ˈ
ziː/
noun
bourgeoisie
/ˌbuɚʒˌwɑː
ˈ
ziː/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BOURGEOISIE
the bourgeoisie
:
the middle class of society
:
the social class of skilled workers, business and professional people, and government officials
members of
the bourgeoisie
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