petite bourgeoisie
[ puh-teet-boor-zhwah-zee; French puh-teet boor-zhwa-zee ]
noun
the portion of the bourgeoisie having the least wealth and lowest social status; the lower middle class.
Origin of petite bourgeoisie
1Borrowed into English from French around 1915–20
Words Nearby petite bourgeoisie
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How to use petite bourgeoisie in a sentence
By converting the peasants into a petite bourgeoisie, it threatened to postpone to an indefinite date the triumph of Socialism.
The Russian Turmoil | Anton Ivanovich DenikinBelow these are the petite bourgeoisie, who are mostly shopkeepers, clerks, and people in various employments.
Peeps At Many Lands: Belgium | George W. T. Omond
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