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bourgeoisie definition

bour·geoi·sie (bo̵or′z̸hwä zē′)

noun

    1. the social class between the aristocracy or very wealthy and the working class, or proletariat; middle class
    2. in Marxist doctrine, capitalists as a social class antithetical to the proletariat
  2. bourgeois

Etymology: Fr < bourgeois: see bourgeois

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