BOURGEOISIE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The social class between the lower and upper classes

Synonyms:

bourgeoisie; middle class

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("bourgeoisie" is a kind of...):

class; social class; socio-economic class; stratum (people having the same social, economic, or educational status)

Meronyms (members of "bourgeoisie"):

bourgeois; burgher (a member of the middle class)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bourgeoisie"):

petit bourgeois; petite bourgeoisie; petty bourgeoisie (lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.))