"lower class" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lower classes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lower class (plural lower classes)
  1. A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status. Related terms: lower-class, working class Translations (class of people): alaluokka (Finnish), bas peuple [masculine] (French), petit peuple [masculine] (French), clase baixa [feminine] (Galician), დაბალი კლასი (dabali ḳlasi) (Georgian), íosaicme [feminine] (Irish), klasa niższa [feminine] (Polish), classe baixa [feminine] (Portuguese), clase baja [feminine] (Spanish), underklass [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lower_class-en-noun-P1krpZWJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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