adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the petite bourgeoisie class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
petit bourgeois
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General-American: /pəˌti bʊəɹˈʒwa/
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General-American: /ˌpɛti ˈbʊəɹʒwɑ/
noun
Meaning 2
A member of the petite bourgeoisie class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: middle class, bourgeoisie
noun
Meaning 4
a member of the lower middle class
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bourgeois, burgher
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: petit-bourgeois — of or relating to the socio-economic class
- French: petite-bourgeoise — of or relating to the socio-economic class
- Portuguese: pequeno-burguês — of or relating to the socio-economic class
- Portuguese: pequeno-burguesa — of or relating to the socio-economic class
- Spanish: pequeñoburgués — of or relating to the socio-economic class
- French: petit-bourgeois — member of socio-economic class
- French: petit-bourgeoise — member of socio-economic class
- French: petite-bourgeoise — member of socio-economic class
- Portuguese: pequeno-burguês — member of socio-economic class
- Portuguese: pequeno-burguesa — member of socio-economic class
- Spanish: pequeñoburgués — member of socio-economic class
- Spanish: pequeñoburguesa — member of socio-economic class