bour|geoi|sie

bour|geoi|sie
bour|geoi|sie «BUR zhwah ZEE», noun.
1. the middle class.
2. people traditionally thought of as being of the middle class; people between the very wealthy class and the working class: »

French business matured in an old-fashioned manner and behind the times because it was controlled by the French bourgeoisie with their old habit and privilege of high profits, restricted production, high prices and small salaries (New York Times).

3. property owners and businessmen as a class, as contrasted with the working class or proletariat.
╂[< French bourgeoisie < bourgeois]

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  • sie — aus·sie; bas·sie; boo·boi·sie; boom·das·sie; bour·geoi·sie; cas·sie; cis·sie; cour·toi·sie; cram·a·sie; crui·sie; cru·sie; das·sie; don·sie; fal·sie; fan·ta·sie·stück; foot·sie; gaw·sie; ja·khals·bes·sie; jal·ou·sie; jo·sie; ka·la·sie;… …   English syllables

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  • Bourgeoisie — Bour·geoi·sie [bʊrʒo̯a ziː] die; , n [ ziːən]; meist Sg, Kollekt; 1 pej; (besonders von Kommunisten und Sozialisten verwendet) die reichen, mächtigen Bürger im Kapitalismus 2 geschr veraltend; angesehene und reiche Bürger …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

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