how to pronounce proletariat

/ˌpɹoʊləˈtɛɹiːət/

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proletariat is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of proletariat in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the proletariat those who are working on …”

meanings of proletariat

noun:

The wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers.
In ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens, who had no property; "regarded as contributing nothing to the state but offspring" (OED, 1992).
The working class or lower class.

proletariat frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word proletariat occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.