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lower class en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.
   • The only language of the lower class is pidgin-English—quite incomprehensible to the newcomer from Great Britain, —but a large proportion of the inhabitants are highly educated men who excel as lawyers, clergymen, clerks and traders. 1911, “Freetown”, in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica:

Forms

Relateds

working class · lower-class

Translations (20)

ru ни́зший класс (class of people) · es clase baja (class of people) · ka დაბალი კლასი (class of people) · fi alaluokka (class of people) · ar الطَّبَقَاتُ الدُّنْيَا (class of people) · ga ísealaicme (class of people) · tr alt sınıf (class of people) · ga íosaicme (class of people) · ja 下層階級 (class of people) · gl clase baixa (class of people) · ko 하층 계급 (class of people) · sv underklass (class of people) · ta அடித்தட்டு (class of people) · fr bas peuple (class of people) · pl klasa niższa (class of people) · fr petit peuple (class of people) · cmn 下層階級 /下层阶级 (class of people) · pt classe baixa (class of people) · tr alt tabaka (class of people) · uk ни́жчий клас (class of people)