bourgeoisie

Borrowed from French bourgeoisie, from bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from bourgeois, “burghers”, i.e., inhabitants of towns.

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bourgeoisie (countable and uncountable, plural bourgeoisies)

1. (historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
2. (Marxism) The capitalist class.

Borrowed from French bourgeoisie.

• IPA^(key): /ˌbur.ʒʋaːˈzi/

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• Hyphenation: bour‧geoi‧sie
• Rhymes: -i

bourgeoisie f (plural bourgeoisieën)

1. bourgeoisie

   Synonyms: burgerklasse, gegoede burgerij

From bourgeois +‎ -ie

• IPA^(key): /buʁ.ʒwa.zi/

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bourgeoisie f (plural bourgeoisies)

1. bourgeoisie.

• German: Bourgeoisie

• “bourgeoisie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).