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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMiddle-class
/ˈmɪd.əlˌklɑːs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or characteristic of the socioeconomic group between the working class and the upper class, typically including professionals, managers, and civil servants.
"They bought a comfortable house in a typical middle-class suburb."
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The social group consisting of people who are neither rich nor poor, well-educated, and often working in professional or managerial occupations.
"Economic policies in recent years have put a significant strain on the middle class."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English words 'middle' (from Old English middel) and 'class' (from Latin classis, originally denoting a division of the Roman people). The term emerged during the Industrial Revolution to describe the socioeconomic stratum between the aristocracy and the working class.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Middle-class" is said worldwide
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classe moyenne
Transliteration: /klas mwajɛn/
"De nombreuses familles appartiennent à la classe moyenne."
Mittelschicht
Transliteration: /ˈmɪtəlˌʃɪçt/
"Die Mittelschicht bildet das Rückgrat der Wirtschaft."
ceto medio
Transliteration: /ˈtʃɛ.to ˈmɛ.djo/
"Il ceto medio sostiene gran parte della pressione fiscale."
clase media
Transliteration: /ˈkla.se ˈme.ðja/
"El crecimiento de la clase media es vital para el país."
classe média
Transliteration: /ˈkla.si ˈmɛ.dʒi.ɐ/
"Muitas famílias aspiram a entrar na classe média."
मध्य वर्ग
Transliteration: madhya varg
"मध्य वर्ग देश की अर्थव्यवस्था का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा है।"
中产阶级
Transliteration: zhòng chǎn jiē jí
"随着经济发展，中产阶级的规模正在不断扩大。"
중산층
Transliteration: jungsancheung
"건실한 중산층은 사회 안정에 기여합니다."
中流階級
Transliteration: chūryū kaikyū
"日本には中流階級意識を持つ人が多くいます。"
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