English
Etymology
Borrowed from the French < Old French burgeis (town dweller) < borc (town) < Frankish *burg < Proto-Germanic *burgs (fortress) < Proto-Indo-European *bhrgh (fortified elevation).
Pronunciation
audio|en-uk-bourgeois.ogg|Audio (UK)
Adjective
en-adj
- of or related to middle class attitudes and conventions.
- belonging to the middle class.
- of, or related to capitalist exploitation of the working class.
Translations
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French: bourgeois#French|bourgeois
German: bourgeois#German|bourgeois
Indonesian: borjuis, orang borjuis, kelas menengah
Derived terms
bourgeoisie
bourgeoisification
French
Adjective
bourgeois
- bourgeois.
Category:French adjectives
German
Adjective
de-adj|comparativebourgeoiser|superlativebourgeoisesten
- bourgeois#English|bourgeois
Category:de:French derivations
de:bourgeois
fr:bourgeois
io:bourgeois
hu:bourgeois
ru:bourgeois
vi:bourgeois
tr:bourgeois
zh:bourgeois
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