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The lower middle class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An aspirational socio-economic class comprising small-scale capitalists such as small-business owners, managers, and some skilled professionals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Marxism, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: petty bourgeoisie
Antonyms: haute bourgeoisie
lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: petit bourgeois, petty bourgeoisie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: middle class, bourgeoisie
Borrowed from French petite bourgeoisie.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
البرجوازية الصغيرة
— socio-economic class
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Bulgarian:
дребна буржоазия
(drebna buržoazija)
— socio-economic class
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Catalan:
petita burgesia
— socio-economic class
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Chinese Mandarin:
小資產階級 /小资产阶级
(xiǎo zīchǎn jiējí)
— socio-economic class
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Czech:
maloburžoazie
— socio-economic class
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Danish:
småborgerskab
— socio-economic class
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Finnish:
pikkuporvaristo
— socio-economic class
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French:
petite bourgeoisie
— socio-economic class
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German:
Kleinbürgertum
— socio-economic class
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Japanese:
小ブルジョア
(shō-burujoa)
— socio-economic class
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Japanese:
プチ・ブルジョア
(puchi burujoa)
— socio-economic class
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Japanese:
プチブル
(puchiburu)
— socio-economic class
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Eastern Mari:
мещанстве
(meŝanstve)
— socio-economic class
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Polish:
drobnomieszczaństwo
— socio-economic class
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Portuguese:
pequena burguesia
— socio-economic class
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Romanian:
mica burghezie
— socio-economic class
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Russian:
ме́лкая буржуази́я
(mélkaja buržuazíja)
— socio-economic class
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Russian:
меща́нство
(meščánstvo)
— socio-economic class
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Spanish:
pequeña burguesía
— socio-economic class
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Turkish:
küçük burjuvazi
— socio-economic class
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Turkish:
kentsoylu
— socio-economic class
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Vietnamese:
giai cấp tiểu tư sản
— socio-economic class