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petit bourgeois:
(also ‘petty bourgeois’ or ‘petit bourgeoisie’; plural: ‘petits bourgeois’ but the pronunciation is the same as the singular; please listen to the video you see on the right of this text carefully)
a family of petits bourgeois in Asia
a member of the lower middle class in a society;
a small shopkeeper, a skilled worker or low level clerical/office staff,
e.g.
Most multi-millioniares were once just petits bourgeois.
No petit bourgeois can afford to live in this posh area; the rents here are so high only the high income group can afford!
a locality consisting of petits bourgeois
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