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protoproletariat

protoproletariat noun: a group of unskilled labourers with the potential of becoming a proletariat.

Noun

protoproletariat (plural protoproletariats)

  1. A group of unskilled labourers with the potential of becoming a proletariat.

Forms of protoproletariat

pluralprotoproletariats

Origin of protoproletariat

From proto- + proletariat.

Questions about protoproletariat

What does protoproletariat mean?
Protoproletariat means a group of unskilled labourers with the potential of becoming a proletariat.
What part of speech is protoproletariat?
Protoproletariat is a noun.
What is the plural of protoproletariat?
The plural of protoproletariat is protoproletariats.

Words near protoproletariat in the dictionary

  1. protopresbyters
  2. protopresbytery
  3. protopriest
  4. protopriests
  5. protoproletarian
  6. protoproletariat
  7. protoproletariats
  8. protoproteose
  9. protoproteoses
  10. protoprotestant
  11. protopsaltai

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