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upper classes

upper-classnoun

upper classes

Collective noun for people belonging to the highest social class.

Translations

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.

Definitions

The group of people who belong to the highest social class.

The upper class traditionally sent their children to elite boarding schools.

Synonyms

blue bloods

ruling class

privileged class

upper crust

high society

upper-classadjective

Definitions

Belonging to or characteristic of the highest social class.

She spoke with an upper-class accent.