how to pronounce bourgeoisie

/ˌbɔːʒ.wɑːˈziː/

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bourgeoisie is pronounced in three syllables

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ɔː

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ɑː

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iː

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An example use of bourgeoisie in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… by elements of the bourgeoisie he rode …”

meanings of bourgeoisie

noun:

A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
The capitalist class.

bourgeoisie frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word bourgeoisie occurs in english on average 5.9 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.