bourgeoisie
pronunciation
How to pronounce bourgeoisie in British English:
UK [ˌbʊəʒwɑ:ˈzi:]
How to pronounce bourgeoisie in American English:
US [ˌbʊrʒwɑˈzi]
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- Noun:
- the social class between the lower and upper classes
Word Origin
- bourgeoisie (n.)
- 1707, "body of freemen in a French town; the French middle class," from French bourgeois, from Old French burgeis, borjois (12c.) "town dweller" (as distinct from "peasant"), from borc "town, village," from Frankish *burg "city" (see borough). Communist use for "the capitalist class generally" attested from 1886.
Antonym
Example
- 1. As moore famously put it ' no bourgeoisie no democracy ' .
- 2. As for the bourgeoisie , fascism doesn 't seek their expropriation .
- 3. This enabled him to explain why the german bourgeoisie wouldn 't lift a finger to fight for bourgeois ideals .
- 4. Impressionism 's dissolution of form into colour and atmosphere was an alarming development for the conservative bourgeoisie .
- 5. An affluent bourgeoisie is certainly very visible in the big cities of both countries .