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A class of people at the top of a social hierarchy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: the quality
Antonyms: none provided
The aristocracy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: upper crust
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class
Narrower terms: elite, elite group, gentry, aristocracy, ruling class, people in power
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
الطَّبَقَة الْعُلْيَا
(aṭ-ṭabaqa al-ʕulyā)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Armenian:
վերին դաս
(verin das)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Bulgarian:
ви́сша кла́са
(vísša klása)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Catalan:
classe alta
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Chinese Mandarin:
上層階級 /上层阶级
(shàngcéng jiējí)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Danish:
overklasse
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Dutch:
bovenklasse
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Estonian:
kõrgklass
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Finnish:
yläluokka
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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French:
classe supérieure
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Galician:
clase alta
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Georgian:
მაღალი კლასი
(maɣali ḳlasi)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Georgian:
მაღალი კლასის საზოგადოება
(maɣali ḳlasis sazogadoeba)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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German:
Oberschicht
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Hindi:
उच्च वर्ग
(ucc varg)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Hungarian:
felső osztály
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Italian:
classe superiore
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Japanese:
上流階級
(jōryū kaikyū)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Korean:
상류층
(sangnyucheung)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Korean:
상층 계급
(sangcheung gyegeup)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Macedonian:
ви́сока кла́са
(vísoka klása)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Norwegian Bokmål:
overklasse
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
overklasse
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Iranian Persian:
طَبَقِهٔ بالا
(tabaġe-ye bâlâ)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Polish:
klasa wyższa
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Portuguese:
classe alta
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Romanian:
clasa superioară
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Romanian:
aristocrație
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Russian:
вы́сший класс
(výsšij klass)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Spanish:
clase alta
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Swedish:
överklass
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Thai:
ชนชั้นสูง
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Turkish:
üst tabaka
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Turkish:
üst sınıf
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Ukrainian:
ви́щий клас
(výščyj klas)
— those people at the top of a social hierarchy
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Catalan:
classe alta
— aristocracy
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Dutch:
aristocratie
— aristocracy
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Finnish:
yläluokka
— aristocracy
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French:
aristocratie
— aristocracy
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Galician:
aristocracia
— aristocracy
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German:
Adelsschicht
— aristocracy
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Macedonian:
ви́сока кла́са
(vísoka klása)
— aristocracy
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Polish:
arystokracja
— aristocracy
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Polish:
szlachta
— aristocracy
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Romanian:
aristocrație
— aristocracy
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Russian:
вы́сший класс
(výsšij klass)
— aristocracy
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Russian:
аристокра́тия
(aristokrátija)
— aristocracy
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Swedish:
överklass
— aristocracy