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bourgeoisie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌbʊə(ɹ)ʒwɑːˈziː/
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Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (historical, uncountable, usually) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bourgeoisie.
2. (Marxism, uncountable, usually) The capitalist class.
   • The Pharisees of the bourgeoisie love the saying: de mortuis aut bene aut nihil (speak none ill of the dead). The proletariat needs the truth both about living politicians and about the dead for those who truly merit the name of politician do not die for politics when their physical demise comes. 1989 July 6 [1988 October], Dmitriy Volkogonov, “Triumph and Tragedy: A Portrait of I.V. Stalin”, in JPRS Report: Soviet Union, number 043, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Moscow, Oktyabr, No 10, translation of original in Russian, →OCLC, page 1, column 1:
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bourgeoisie.

Forms

Deriveds

épater la bourgeoisie · dictatorship of the bourgeoisie · petite bourgeoisie · comprador bourgeoisie · schmooseoisie · national bourgeoisie · hipoisie · bourgeoisitic · narcobourgeoisie · red bourgeoisie · bougie · petty bourgeoisie · haute bourgeoisie · bourgie · booboisie

Translations (87)

cs buržoazie (class) · tl burgesya (class) · bg буржоа́зия (class) · hu nagypolgárság (class) · th กระฎุมพี (class) · lv buržuāzija (class) · ky буржуазия (class) · nl bourgeoisie (class) · be мяшча́нства (class) · hu polgárság (class) · es burguesía (class) · it borghesia (class) · ms borjuis (class) · uz burjuaziya (class) · kk буржуазия (class) · ja 中産階級 (class) · sq borgjezi (class) · cmn 資產階級 /资产阶级 (class) · fr bourgeoisie (class) · eu burgesia (class) · my ဘူဇွာ (class) · ro burghezie (class) · pl mieszczaństwo (class) · el αστική τάξη (class) · sl buržoazija (class) · hi बुर्जुआ (class) · hu burzsoázia (class) · lo ກະດຸມພີ (class) · ar بُرْجُوَازِيَّة (class) · ka ბურჟუაზია (class) · kmr burjuvazî (class) · sv borgerskap (class) · tg буржуазия (class) · da borgerskab (class) · sv bourgeoisie (class) · io borgezo (class) · lt buržuazija (class) · ur بُرْجُوا (class) · kw burjeseth (class) · pt burguesia (class) · he בּוּרְגָּנוּת (class) · de Bürgertum (class) · da bourgeoisi (class) · el μπουρζουαζία (class) · tl arian (class) · tk buržuaziýa (class) · ps بورژوازي (class) · ga meánaicme (class) · bn বুর্জোয়াশ্রেণী (class) · nl burgerklasse (class) · ko 중산계급 (class) · sh буржоа́зија (class) · fa-ira بورْژُوازی (class) · et kodanlus (class) · de Bourgeoisie (class) · cmn 中產階級 /中产阶级 (class) · hu tőkés osztály (class) · ur بُورْژُوازی (class) · eo burĝaro (class) · sk buržoázia (class) · vi giai cấp tư sản (class) · sl meščanstvo (class) · mn хөрөнгөтөн (class) · ko 부르주아지 (class) · ru буржуази́я (class) · uk буржуазі́я (class) · ja ブルジョワジー (class) · az burjuaziya (class) · nb borgerskap (class) · uk міща́нство (class) · mk буржоазија (class) · pl burżuazja (class) · fi porvaristo (class) · is borgarastétt (class) · tr burjuvazi (class) · ca burgesia (class) · km គហបតី (class) · be буржуазі́я (class) · hy բուրժուազիա (class) · or ବୁର୍ଜୁଆ (class) · ro burghezime (class) · nl gegoede burgerij (class) · nb bursjoasi (class) · sh buržoázija (class) · cmn 布爾喬亞 /布尔乔亚 (class) · bn বুর্জোয়া (class) · id borjuis (class)