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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaristocracia terrateniente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-risto-kra-sia te-ra-te-nyen-te
"La aristocracia terrateniente controlaba el parlamento."
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2 senses- 1
A British social class consisting of landowners who traditionally had enough income from their property to not need to work.
"The country estate had been owned by the local landed gentry for over three centuries." - 2
The aristocracy and high-ranking landowners collectively in a society.
"Political power in the rural districts largely remained concentrated in the hands of the landed gentry."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'landed' (possessing real estate or landed property) with 'gentry' (from Old French gente, meaning of noble birth or breeding). Historically, it designated the British social class consisting of landholders who could live off their rental income, ranking just below the peerage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Landed Gentry" is said worldwide
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la petite noblesse terrienne
Transliteration: la pe-tit no-bles ter-yen
"La landed gentry a longtemps dominé la vie politique rurale."
landbesitzende Adel
Transliteration: lant-bə-zɪts-ən-də a-dəl
Script: landbesitzende Aristokratie
"Der landbesitzende Adel übte großen Einfluss auf die Politik aus."
aristocrazia terriera
Transliteration: a-risto-kra-tsia ter-rie-ra
"L'aristocrazia terriera deteneva la maggior parte delle terre coltivabili."
aristocracia terrateniente
Transliteration: a-risto-kra-sia te-ra-te-nyen-te
"La aristocracia terrateniente controlaba el parlamento."
aristocracia rural
Transliteration: a-ris-to-kra-si-a ru-ral
"A aristocracia rural moldou a estrutura social do país."
भू-स्वामी कुलीन वर्ग
Transliteration: bhoo-swami kuleen varg
"भू-स्वामी कुलीन वर्ग का ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में काफी प्रभाव था।"
土地贵族
Transliteration: tǔ dì guì zú
"土地贵族在历史上掌握了大量的财富和权力。"
지주 귀족 계층
Transliteration: jiju gwijok gyecheung
"영국의 지주 귀족 계층은 오랜 역사적 전통을 가지고 있다."
地主貴族
Transliteration: jinushi kizoku
"地主貴族は長い間、地方政治において優位を保っていた。"
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