the petite bourgeoisie
noun/ðə pəˌtiːt ˌbʊəʒwɑːˈziː/
/ðə pəˌtiːt ˌbʊrʒwɑːˈziː/
(also petty bourgeoisie)
[singular] (from French)- the lower middle class in societyWord OriginFrench, literally ‘little townsfolk’.
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