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underclasses

underclasses is the plural of underclass.

Meaning of underclass

Noun

underclass (plural underclasses)

  1. The poorest class of people in a given society.
    • The two are immediately caught up in a terrorist plot to rid the earth of its underclass, and this gives Nobby the chance to live out a James Bond fantasy of Englishness, with his own lager-swilling twist.2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London)

Phrases with underclasses

Questions about underclasses

What is underclasses the plural of?
Underclasses is the plural of underclass.

Words near underclasses in the dictionary

  1. underclaiming
  2. underclaims
  3. underclass
  4. underclasser
  5. underclassers
  6. underclasses
  7. underclassify
  8. underclassman
  9. underclassmen
  10. underclassness
  11. underclasspeople

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