bourgeoisie

Unadapted borrowing from French bourgeoisie, from bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from bourgeois, “burghers”, i.e., townspeople.

• IPA^(key): /ˌbʊə(ɹ)ʒwɑːˈziː/

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bourgeoisie (usually uncountable, plural bourgeoisies)

1. (historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bourgeoisie.
2. (Marxism) The capitalist class.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bourgeoisie.

Unadapted borrowing from French bourgeoisie.

• IPA^(key): /ˌbur.ʒʋaːˈzi/

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• Hyphenation: bour‧geoi‧sie
• Rhymes: -i

bourgeoisie f (plural bourgeoisieën)

1. bourgeoisie

   Synonyms: burgerklasse, gegoede burgerij

• → Indonesian: borjuasi

Inherited from Old French bourgesie, borgoisie (“citizenship”). By surface analysis, bourgeois +‎ -ie.

• IPA^(key): /buʁ.ʒwa.zi/

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bourgeoisie f (plural bourgeoisies)

1. bourgeoisie

• petite bourgeoisie
• grande bourgeoisie

• “bourgeoisie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Unadapted borrowing from French bourgeoisie.

• IPA^(key): /bɔɕɔ̯asiː/

bourgeoisie c (uncountable)

1. a bourgeoisie

   Synonym: borgerskap

• borgare

• bourgeoisie in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)