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bourgeoisie


Translate bourgeoisie | into Italian
Definition of bourgeoisie

noun

[treated as singular or plural]
  • the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes: the rise of the bourgeoisie at the end of the eighteenth century the landed gentry were replaced by a local bourgeoisie
  • (in Marxist contexts) the capitalist class who own most of society’s wealth and means of production: the conflict of interest between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat

Origin:

early 18th century: French, from bourgeois

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