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German
Etymology
From mittel- (“middle, central”) + Stand (“stand(ing), position, estate”); perfectly parallel to cognate Dutch middenstand.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mittelstand m (strong, genitive Mittelstandes or Mittelstands, plural Mittelstände)
- (literally) the middle class, wealthy (bourgeois) section of the third estate
- Synonyms: Bourgeoisie, Mittelklasse
- the independent professionals, private initiative, notably tradesmen, entrepreneurs etc.
Declension
Declension of Mittelstand
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