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haute bourgeoisie

haute bourgeoisie noun: the upper middle class in France.

Noun

haute bourgeoisie (plural haute bourgeoisies)

  1. (historical) The upper middle class in France.
  2. (Marxism) The bourgeoisie proper, the capitalist class.
  3. (Marxism) The upper layer of the bourgeoisie, as opposed to the moyenne or middle bourgeoisie, or the petite bourgeoisie.

Antonyms of haute bourgeoisie

Forms of haute bourgeoisie

pluralhaute bourgeoisies

Origin of haute bourgeoisie

Borrowed from French haute bourgeoisie.

Questions about haute bourgeoisie

What does haute bourgeoisie mean?
Haute bourgeoisie means the upper middle class in France.
What part of speech is haute bourgeoisie?
Haute bourgeoisie is a noun.
What is the plural of haute bourgeoisie?
The plural of haute bourgeoisie is haute bourgeoisies.

Words near haute bourgeoisie in the dictionary

  1. hautboy
  2. hautboyist
  3. hautboyists
  4. hautboys
  5. haute
  6. haute bourgeoisie
  7. haute bourgeoisies
  8. haute couture
  9. haute cuisine
  10. haute culture
  11. haute ecole

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