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Occupying a position between the working class and the upper class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire for social respectability and an emphasis on family values and education.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: lower-class, upper-class
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
keskiluokkainen
— between the upper class and working class
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German:
großbürgerlich
— between the upper class and working class
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Irish:
meánaicmeach
— between the upper class and working class
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Italian:
borghese
— between the upper class and working class
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Macedonian:
среднокла́сен
(srednoklásen)
— between the upper class and working class
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Polish:
z klasy średniej
— between the upper class and working class
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Spanish:
burgués
— between the upper class and working class
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Spanish:
de clase media
— between the upper class and working class
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Spanish:
clase media
— between the upper class and working class
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Spanish:
clasemediero
— between the upper class and working class
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Finnish:
keskiluokkainen
— characteristic of the middle class
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Irish:
meánaicmeach
— characteristic of the middle class
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Italian:
borghese
— characteristic of the middle class
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Polish:
z klasy średniej
— characteristic of the middle class