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

1. of or related to middle class attitudes and conventions.
2. belonging to the middle class.
3. 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

1. bourgeois.

Category:French adjectives

German

Adjective
de-adj|comparativebourgeoiser|superlativebourgeoisesten

1. 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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