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Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: bourgeois; BOURGEOIS

bourgeoisie

 noun
     
bour‧geoi‧sie

the bourgeoisie

the people in a society who are rich, educated, own land etc, according to Marxism [↪ the proletariat]
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