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German
Etymology
From Kleinbürger + -tum.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kleinbürgertum n (strong, genitive Kleinbürgertums, no plural)
- petty bourgeoisie
- Coordinate term: Großbürgertum
1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern [The World of Yesterday]:Dann kam die ›gute Gesellschaft‹, bestehend aus dem kleineren Adel, der hohen Beamtenschaft, der Industrie und den ›alten Familien‹, darunter dann das Kleinbürgertum und das Proletariat.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Kleinbürgertum
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