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upper classes

Translations

upper-classnoun

upper classes

pl

upper classes
pl
Collective noun for people belonging to the highest social class.
haute sociétéSens collectif ; emploi courant pour désigner le groupe social le plus élevé.
The upper class traditionally sent their children to elite boarding schools.
La haute société envoyait traditionnellement ses enfants dans des pensionnats d’élite.
Additional translations
classes supérieuresEmploi surtout sociologique, notamment au pluriel.
Synonyms
aristocracy
plutocracy
blue bloods
ruling class
privileged class
patriciate
upper crust
nobility
high society
gentry
elite

Definitions

upper-classnoun
The group of people who belong to the highest social class.
The upper class traditionally sent their children to elite boarding schools.
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