"petty bourgeois" meaning in English

See petty bourgeois in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} petty bourgeois (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the petty bourgeoisie. Tags: not-comparable
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Noun

Forms: petty bourgeois [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|petty bourgeois}} petty bourgeois (usually uncountable, plural petty bourgeois)
  1. An individual member of the petty bourgeoisie Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-petty_bourgeois-en-noun-LZCeSpIG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

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