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bourgeoise

bourgeoise noun: a female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman.

Noun

bourgeoise (plural bourgeoises)

  1. A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
    • She is a right-wing bourgeoise; he is on the left.2007 July 10, Richard Eder, “Some Are Merely Different. Then There Are the French.”, in New York Times

Forms of bourgeoise

pluralbourgeoises

Origin of bourgeoise

Borrowed from French bourgeoise.

Questions about bourgeoise

What does bourgeoise mean?
Bourgeoise means a female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman.
What part of speech is bourgeoise?
Bourgeoise is a noun.
What is the plural of bourgeoise?
The plural of bourgeoise is bourgeoises.

Words near bourgeoise in the dictionary

  1. Bourg-en-Bresse
  2. Bourg-Saint-Maurice
  3. Bourgault
  4. Bourgaults
  5. bourgeois
  6. bourgeoise
  7. bourgeoised
  8. bourgeoises
  9. bourgeoisie
  10. bourgeoisies
  11. bourgeoisification

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