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drobnomieszczanin

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Polish

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Etymology

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From drobny +‎ -o- +‎ mieszczanin. Calque of French petit bourgeois.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /drɔb.nɔ.mjɛʂˈt͡ʂa.ɲin/
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  • Rhymes: -aɲin
  • Syllabification: drob‧no‧miesz‧cza‧nin

Noun

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drobnomieszczanin m pers (female equivalent drobnomieszczanka)

  1. (historical) petit bourgeois (member of the lower middle class)
  2. (derogatory) babbitt, philistine
    Synonyms: filister, kołtun, mieszczuch

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Derived terms

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