Meaning
middle class, bourgeoisie
- the social class between the aristocracy and the working class; affluent urban middle class
In a sentence
Il romanzo descrive i valori tipici della borghesia ottocentesca.
The novel describes the typical values of the nineteenth-century bourgeoisie.
La piccola borghesia sentiva la pressione della crisi economica.
The lower-middle class was feeling the pressure of the economic crisis.
Non tutta la borghesia cittadina condivideva quella scelta politica.
Not all of the city's middle class shared that political choice.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| borghesia | feminine · singular |
| borghesie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Can refer socio-historically to the middle class or critically in Marxist and literary contexts.