lower class
lower class noun: 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.
Noun
lower class (plural lower classes)
- 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
lower class meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
lower class in Tamil
- class of people
- அடித்தட்டு aṭittaṭṭu
lower class in Urdu
- نچلا طبقہ, زیریں طبقہ
lower class in Arabic
- class of people
- الطَّبَقَاتُ الدُّنْيَا aṭ-ṭabaqātu d-dunyā
Forms of lower class
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Questions about lower class
- What does lower class mean?
- Lower class means 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.
- What is lower class in Tamil?
- Lower class in Tamil is அடித்தட்டு (aṭittaṭṭu). See Lower class meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lower class?
- Lower class is a noun.
- What is the plural of lower class?
- The plural of lower class is lower classes.
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