"upper class" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌʌpəˈklɑːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌʌpɚˈklæs/ [US] Forms: upper classes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} upper class (plural upper classes)
  1. Those people at the top of a social hierarchy. Synonyms: the quality Related terms: upper-class Coordinate_terms: middle class, professional class, working class Translations (those people at the top of a social hierarchy): classe alta [feminine] (Catalan), overklasse [common-gender] (Danish), bovenklasse [feminine] (Dutch), yläluokka (Finnish), clase alta [feminine] (Galician), მაღალი კლასი (maɣali ḳlasi) (Georgian), მაღალი კლასის საზოგადოება (maɣali ḳlasis sazogadoeba) (Georgian), Oberschicht [feminine] (German), ви́сока кла́са (vísoka klása) [feminine] (Macedonian), overklasse [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), overklasse [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), klasa wyższa [feminine] (Polish), classe alta [feminine] (Portuguese), clasa superioară [feminine] (Romanian), aristocrație [feminine] (Romanian), вы́сший класс (výsšij klass) [masculine] (Russian), clase alta [feminine] (Spanish), överklass [common-gender] (Swedish), ชนชั้นสูง (Thai), üst tabaka (Turkish), üst sınıf (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-upper_class-en-noun-X1KL8Jne Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'those people at the top of a social hierarchy': 98 2
  2. The aristocracy. Translations (aristocracy): classe alta [feminine] (Catalan), aristocratie [feminine] (Dutch), yläluokka (Finnish), aristocracia [feminine] (Galician), Adelsschicht [feminine] (German), ви́сока кла́са (vísoka klása) [feminine] (Macedonian), arystokracja [feminine] (Polish), szlachta [feminine] (Polish), aristocrație [feminine] (Romanian), вы́сший класс (výsšij klass) [masculine] (Russian), аристокра́тия (aristokrátija) [feminine] (Russian), överklass [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-upper_class-en-noun-RBvjKDL- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'aristocracy': 3 97

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