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bourgeois

/ˈbʊəʒwɑː/adjective

उच्चारण बुअर्ज़्वा

मध्यवर्गीय, पूँजीवादी

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    belonging to the middle class; (disapproving) interested mainly in possessions and social position, and supporting traditional values

    मध्यवर्गीय, पूँजीवादी

    • bourgeois values
    • The play makes fun of bourgeois families who care only about their furniture and neighbours' opinions.
    • The writer made fun of bourgeois taste in furniture.
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    • Some students rejected bourgeois ideas about money and success.
    • The film shows a bourgeois family concerned with its reputation.

    Synonyms middle-class conventional conformist materialistic propertied

    Opposite proletarian working-class bohemian unconventional

nounbourgeois
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    a person who belongs to the middle class

    मध्यवर्गीय व्यक्ति

    • a petty bourgeois
    • In the novel, the bourgeois lives comfortably while the workers struggle.
    • The bourgeois in the novel owns a large house and a factory.
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    • Critics called him a bourgeois who ignored workers' problems.
    • Rich bourgeois families filled the city's theatres.

    Synonyms capitalist property owner

    Opposite proletarian worker

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Synonyms

middle-class conventional conformist materialistic propertied capitalist property owner

Antonyms

proletarian working-class bohemian unconventional worker

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General knowledge

In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie (owners of the means of production) and the proletariat (workers) are the two main classes; 'The Communist Manifesto' (1848) was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

मार्क्सवादी सिद्धांत में bourgeoisie (उत्पादन के साधनों के स्वामी) और proletariat (मज़दूर) दो मुख्य वर्ग हैं; 'The Communist Manifesto' (1848) Karl Marx और Friedrich Engels ने लिखा।