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bourgeoisies

bourgeoisies is the plural of bourgeoisie.

Meaning of bourgeoisie

Noun

bourgeoisie (usually uncountable, plural bourgeoisies)

  1. (historical, usually) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bourgeoisie.
  2. (Marxism, 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...

Phrases with bourgeoisies

Questions about bourgeoisies

What is bourgeoisies the plural of?
Bourgeoisies is the plural of bourgeoisie.

Words near bourgeoisies in the dictionary

  1. bourgeois
  2. bourgeoise
  3. bourgeoised
  4. bourgeoises
  5. bourgeoisie
  6. bourgeoisies
  7. bourgeoisification
  8. bourgeoisifications
  9. bourgeoisified
  10. bourgeoisifies
  11. bourgeoisify

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