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Definition of the petite bourgeoisie noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the petite bourgeoisie

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