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lower middle class

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A social and economic class lying above the lower class and below the upper middle class.

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Georgian: ქვედა საშუალო კლასი (kveda sašualo ḳlasi) — a social and economic class lying above the lower class and below the upper middle class
  • Georgian: წვრილი ბურჟუაზია (c̣vrili buržuazia) — a social and economic class lying above the lower class and below the upper middle class
  • Eastern Mari: мещанстве (meŝanstve) — a social and economic class lying above the lower class and below the upper middle class
  • Polish: niższa warstwa klasy średniej — a social and economic class lying above the lower class and below the upper middle class
  • Portuguese: classe média baixa — a social and economic class lying above the lower class and below the upper middle class
  • Turkish: alt orta sınıf — a social and economic class lying above the lower class and below the upper middle class