petite bourgeoisie

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petite bourgeoisie

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Borrowed from French petite bourgeoisie.

noun petite bourgeoisies · petites bourgeoisies

  1. countable, historical, uncountable The lower middle class.
  2. Marxism, countable, uncountable An aspirational socio-economic class comprising small-scale capitalists such as small-business owners, managers, and some skilled professionals.

    Similar: petty bourgeoisie · Opposite: haute bourgeoisie

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noun socio-economic class

Españolpequeña burguesía
日本語小ブルジョア shō-burujoa, プチ・ブルジョア puchi burujoa, プチブル puchiburu
中文小資產階級 /小资产阶级 xiǎo zīchǎn jiējí
Portuguêspequena burguesia
Françaispetite bourgeoisie
DeutschKleinbürgertum
Românămica burghezie
Русскийме́лкая буржуази́я mélkaja buržuazíja, меща́нство meščánstvo
Tiếng Việtgiai cấp tiểu tư sản
العربيةالبرجوازية الصغيرة

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@misc{petite_bourgeoisie_2026,
  title = {petite bourgeoisie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/petite%20bourgeoisie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}